Concrete filled elliptical steel tubular, abbreviated in CFEST, structure is similar to a concrete filled tubular, so-called CFT structure and a new type of structural member consists of elliptical steel tube and in-filled concrete. Purpose of this study is to investigate centric loading characteristics of CFEST experimentally. Influence of diameter-to-thickness ratio, 2
b/
t(2
a/
t), on axially loading capacities of CFEST is mainly discussed. Furthermore, biaxial stress of the elliptical steel tube induced into core concrete is also mentioned. As a result, it can be found that axially loading capacities are affected by the ratio 2
b/
t(2
a/
t).
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