ResumoThis work includes an analytical and experimental study of the structural behavior of shear connectors in composite columns, composed of concrete-filled circular hollow section. For this study was adopted a structural bolt like a shear connector in order to verify the validity of the analytical expressions in ABNT NBR 16239: 2014 [1]. Was carried out a series of push-out tests, fixing the outer diameter of the hollow section and varying the thickness, the bolt diameter, the strength of concrete and the hole dimension. Analysis of the results shows that is possible to use this type of shear connector. The Brazilian prescriptions results are conservative and may be adjusted to provide strength capacity value closest to the experiment.Keywords: concrete filled steel tube, circular hollow section, push-out test.Este trabalho compreende um estudo analítico e experimental do comportamento estrutural de conectores de cisalhamento em pilares mistos, formados por perfis tubulares laminados de seção circular de aço preenchido por concreto simples. Para este estudo foi adotado um conector do tipo parafuso estrutural, a fim de verificar a validade das expressões analíticas constantes na ABNT NBR 16239:2014 [1]. Foi realizada uma série de ensaios experimentais de cisalhamento direto, fixando o diâmetro externo do tubo e variando a espessura, o diâmetro do parafuso, a resistência do concreto e a presença ou não de folga no furo. Da análise dos resultados observa-se que é viável a utilização desse tipo de conector, que as equações existentes para o dimensionamento dos mesmos estão a favor da segurança e podem ser ajustadas para fornecer valores de capacidade resistente mais próximo do experimental.Palavras-chave: pilar misto preenchido, seção tubular circular, ensaio de cisalhamento direto.

This paper presents experimental and theoretical analysis of bolts employed as shear connectors in circular concrete-filled steel tube columns (CFTs). The theoretical results, obtained from ABNT NBR 16239:2013 formulations, were compared with the experimental results. A series of push-out tests were carried out, where the diameter and length of the bolts, the number of connectors and the concrete strength were varied. From the experimental results, it was observed that the equations from ABNT NBR 16239:2013 are conservative. Therefore, it is proposed an adjustment to the formulations in order to consider the concrete confinement. It was also verified that increments in the diameter and the length of the bolt increase the load capacity of the connector. However, the variation of the quantity of bolts and the concrete strength did not interfere in the load capacity.

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