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Structural behaviour of concrete filled octagonal shaped steel tubes under axial compression

This research aims to establish a systematic investigation on octagonal hollow sections and octagonal CFST with a view to developing concise design guidance for engineers.

A presentation from the 21st Young Researchers Conference.

Structural behaviour of concrete filled octagonal shaped steel tubes under axial compression

Speaker: Jiong-Yi Zhu
University: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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00:13:05
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IStructE

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