TY - JOUR T1 - Experimental and Analytical Study of PVC Confined Concrete Cylinders AU - Raheem Hassen, Douread AU - Azeez, Alyaa Abdulrazzaq AU - Jamaluddin, Norwati AU - Abd Rahman, Norashidah AU - Attiyah, Ali Naji JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 13 IS - 8 SP - 2145 EP - 2151 PY - 2018 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2018.2145.2151 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.2145.2151 KW - Axial load KW -tube thickness KW -axial displacement KW -concrete strength KW -axial strain KW -resistance AB - This study presents results of an experimental research on the concrete filled Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) tubes short columns with various typical strengths of the infill concrete; C20, C25, C40. A total of 36 Concrete Filled Tube columns using PVC tubes (CFT PVC) were tested to investigate the column’s behaviour and 18 cylinder concrete column. The columns are 200 mm height, 100 mm external diameter and 3.5 and 4.8 mm tube thickness. The results presented include the maximum axial load, thickness effect, the mode of failure and concrete compressive strength effect. The column resistance shows an increment of between 32.24-83.25% higher compared to the control column specimens. The design equations for the CFT PVC tube columns are proposed. ER -