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Appendix A
Additional Results from the Column Compression Tests
In this appendix additional results from the compression tests performed on debonded columns
studied in Chapter 2 are presented.
A.1 Debonded Columns with H45 Core
In this section the axial displacement vs. load and load vs. out-of-plane displacement curves of
the columns with H45 core are presented. The out-of-plane deflection refers to the centre of the
debond.
Load (kN)
16
12
8
4
0
12
8
(a) (b) (c)
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Axial Displacement (mm)
Load (kN)
8
4
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Axial Displacement (mm)
Figure A.1: Axial displacement vs. load for the H45 columns with a debond length of (a) 25.4
mm, (b) 38.1 mm and (c) 50.8 mm.
145
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Load (kN)
6
4
2
0
Column 1
Column 2
0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Axial Displacement (mm)