Table 7 Results of axial strength.
Specimen | Heated area | Experiment | FE analysis | Ratio between the experimental and analytical results (b)/(a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum axial strength (a) (kN) | Maximum axial strength (b) (kN) | |||
54S_CL | None | 4870.3 | 4436.0 | 0.911 |
54S_1H | Half-surface | 3918.6 | 3557.3 | 0.907 |
54S_1F | Single-surface | 3195.0 | 3052.8 | 0.955 |
54S_2F | Double-surfaces | 3041.7 | 3023.0 | 0.994 |