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. 2020 Jul 9;13(14):3064. doi: 10.3390/ma13143064
Symbol Description Symbol Description
ASO Outer steel tube area (mm2) fck Characteristic of concrete strength (MPa)
ASI Inner steel tube area (mm2) fy Yielding strength of steel tube (MPa)
AHPC Area of high-performance concrete (mm2) fu Ultimate strength of steel (MPa)
BS Width of outer steel tube (mm) HPCFDST High-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious filled-double skin steel tube
DS Depth of outer steel tube (mm) CFRP Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer
bS Width of inner steel tube (mm) F Full wrapping sheet
dS Depth of inner steel tube (mm) P Partial wrapping sheet
BC Width of outer concrete (mm) ISI Moment inertia of inner steel tube (mm4)
DC Depth of outer concrete (mm) ISO Moment inertia of outer steel tube (mm4)
bc Width of inner concrete (mm) IS Moment inertia of steel cross-section (inner and outer) (mm4)
dC Depth of inner concrete (mm) IC Moment inertia of core HP concrete of cross-section (mm4)
EA Energy adsorption (kN·mm) L CFRP layers attached on CFDST
EC Modulus elasticity of concrete (GPa) t The thickness of the steel tube (mm)
ESI Modulus elasticity of inner steel tube (GPa) Le Effective length (support to support) (mm)
ESO Modulus elasticity of outer steel tube (GPa) tCFRP, Scheme Thickness of CFRP scheme (mm)
EST Total modulus elasticity of steel tube (GPa) Kp Flexural stiffness of HPCFDST Beam (kN·m2)
ECFRP, Scheme CFRP scheme modulus of elasticity (GPa) KCFRP The flexural stiffness of CFRP sheet (kN·m2)
Eadm Modulus elasticity of adhesive martial (GPa) Kt Total flexural stiffness of specimen (concrete, steel, and CFRP) (kN·m2)
fcu Compressive strength of HP concrete cube LIR Load improvement ratio
M Bending moment (kN·m) Kie Initial flexural stiffness of composite member (kN·m2)
Mue Ultimate moment bending capacity Kse Serviceability-level flexural stiffness of composite member (kN·m2)
B Beam φ COV Curvature (1/m) Coefficient of variation
C Control Sd MV Standard deviation Mean value or average