Research Article

Experimental Study and Proposal to Improve the EWM Design of Cold-Formed Steel Lipped Channel Columns with Circular Holes under Axial Compression

Table 2

Comparison on failure modes and failure loads of specimens.

SpecimenBuckling mode in testBuckling mode in FE analysisPt (kN)Rate of reduction of capacity (%)Pa (kN)Pc (kN)Pt/PaPt/Pc

C80-05-NH-1L + DL + D34.0435.0933.700.9711.012
C80-05-NH-2L + DL + D35.6135.9733.830.9901.053
C80-05-1H3-1L + DL + D34.570.7137.4133.410.9241.035
C80-05-1H3-2L + DL + D34.500.9336.7033.130.9401.042
C80-05-1H5-1L + DL + D32.726.0534.1632.270.9581.014
C80-05-1H5-2L + DL + D32.845.7134.6132.120.9491.023
C80-05-1H7-1L + DL + D31.0410.8631.3530.410.9911.021
C80-05-1H7-2L + DL + D30.7911.5932.4129.870.9511.031

C80-10-NH-1L + DL + D27.2428.0226.220.9721.039
C80-10-NH-2L + DL + D27.5728.0226.880.9841.026
C80-10-1H3-1L + DL + D26.862.0226.9826.560.9961.011
C80-10-1H3-2L + DL + D26.433.5727.4025.760.9651.026
C80-10-1H5-1L + DL + D25.835.7825.4825.291.0141.021
C80-10-1H5-2L + DL + D25.198.1225.6124.780.9831.016
C80-10-1H7-1L + DL + D24.2611.5223.7624.111.0211.006
C80-10-1H7-2L + DL + D23.7813.2124.5323.870.9690.996
C80-10-2H3-1L + DL + D26.483.4026.4125.861.0031.024
C80-10-2H3-2L + DL + D26.403.6925.9325.721.0181.027
C80-10-2H5-1L + DL + D24.5510.4125.2924.960.9710.984
C80-10-2H5-2L + DL + D24.5010.6223.9824.301.0221.008
C80-10-2H7-1L + DL + D23.8612.9623.7323.541.0051.013
C80-10-2H7-2L + DL + D23.5614.0523.6722.790.9951.034

C80-20-NH-1L + D + FTL + D + FT20.1719.5320.621.0320.978
C80-20-NH-2L + D + FTL + D + FT20.7820.4220.321.0171.022
C80-20-3H3-1L + D + FTL + D + FT19.116.6818.4019.051.0381.003
C80-20-3H3-2L + D + FTL + D + FT19.265.9618.1919.491.0590.988
C80-20-3H5-1L + D + FTL + D + FT18.2011.1317.1618.971.0610.959
C80-20-3H5-2L + D + FTL + D + FT18.0212.0017.3319.001.0390.948
C80-20-3H7-1L + D + FL + D + F17.1016.5016.8617.331.0140.987
C80-20-3H7-2L + D + FL + D + F16.7318.2917.0417.330.9820.965

C90-05-NH-1L + DL + D40.7241.5539.090.9801.042
C90-05-NH-2L + DL + D41.8043.0938.870.9701.075
C90-05-1H3-1L + DL + D39.574.1040.8038.780.9701.020
C90-05-1H3-2L + DL + D39.833.4840.6438.630.9801.031
C90-05-1H5-1L + DL + D38.466.7739.6538.080.9721.010
C90-05-1H5-2L + DL + D38.327.1240.7138.280.9411.001
C90-05-1H7-1L + DL + D34.4216.5835.4532.120.9711.072
C90-05-1H7-2L + DL + D35.1414.8537.5034.050.9371.032

C90-10-NH-1L + DL + D38.5138.1237.781.0111.019
C90-10-NH-2L + DL + D38.3137.7336.501.0151.051
C90-10-1H3-1L + DL + D37.442.5436.9935.671.0121.052
C90-10-1H3-2L + DL + D37.731.7937.0835.891.0181.051
C90-10-1H5-1L + DL + D36.225.7135.5835.791.0181.012
C90-10-1H5-2L + DL + D36.514.9635.8634.671.0181.053
C90-10-1H7-1L + DL + D32.3615.7733.4631.590.9671.024
C90-10-1H7-2L + DL + D34.0411.4033.4433.691.0181.011

C90-20-NH-1L + D + FTL + D + FT23.4823.7023.080.9911.018
C90-20-NH-2L + D + FTL + D + FT24.2723.6823.281.0251.043
C90-20-3H3-1L + D + FTL + D + FT22.117.4321.3821.841.0341.012
C90-20-3H3-2L + D + FTL + D + FT22.446.0221.8722.271.0261.008
C90-20-3H5-1L + D + FTL + D + FT21.2511.0520.8121.171.0211.004
C90-20-3H5-2L + D + FTL + D + FT20.3015.0121.0721.240.9630.956
C90-20-3H7-1L + D + FL + D + F18.9920.5019.3818.900.9811.005
C90-20-3H7-2L + D + FTL + D + FT19.2219.5419.8318.870.9691.018

Average0.99331.0172
Standard deviation0.02690.0194
Coefficient of variation0.02710.0190