Deformations of a plastic tube with concrete-infill under direct load

Confinement of concrete columns can be an effective means of enhancing structural members' deformation—alternative materials such as uPVC tube show elastic-plastic behavior with considerable elongations at failure. The material ductility features significant deformations that usually considered to be belonging to the set of mechanical properties. The tube can be applied for encasing concrete, thereby influencing the deformability capacity of a...