Abstract:To study the axial compression performance of steel-encased hollow concrete composite bridge pylon, three sets of specimens are designed and fabricated to analyze the influence of the setting form of stiffening ribs on the failure mode, load-displacement curve, strength and ductility. A new type of steel-encased hollow concrete composite bridge pylon structure externally set with stiffening ribs is proposed, and the stress state analysis and structural stability evaluation are carried out in combination with finite element model. The research results show that the failure mode of each specimen is the waist drum type of failure. Adding stiffening ribs can effectively improve the load-bearing capacity and ductility of specimens. And the increase in load-bearing capacity and ductility of externally set and built-in stiffening ribs is basically the same. The simulation result shows that under the most unfavorable load conditions, all indicators of the new composite bridge pylon structures satisfy the requirements of the specifications. The externally set design of stiffening ribs and UHPC permanent formwork are adopted for the new type of composite bridge pylon to overcome the construction difficulties caused by the complex internal structure of traditional steel-concrete composite bridge pylons, which provides a new technical approach to ensure construction quality.