| Abstract: | Tests of nine angle-steel concrete column (ASCC) specimens under low cyclic loading are described in acompanion paper (Zheng and Ji, 2008). In this paper, the skeleton curves from the numerical simulation are presented, andshow good agreement with the test results. Furthermore, parametric studies are conducted to explore the influence of factorssuch as the axial compression ratio, shear steel plate ratio, steel ratio, prismatic concrete compression strength, yield strengthof angle steel and shear span ratio, etc., on the monotonic load-displacement curves of the ASCCs. Based on a statisticalanalysis of the calculated results, hysteretic models for load-displacement and moment-curvature are proposed, which agreewell with the test results. Finally, some suggestions concerning the conformation of ASCCs are proposed, which could beuseful in engineering practice. |
