Cyclic Behavior of RC Columns Strengthened by FRP and Steel Devices
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 10
Abstract
This paper presents several results of a wide experimental program undertaken to evaluate the seismic performance of RC columns, externally confined with fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs). Specimens consisted of full scale square columns, 300 mm on each side, reinforced by using both smooth and deformed steel rebars and subjected to a constant axial load and monotonic or cyclic flexure; in particular, two levels of the axial load were considered. Tests were conducted, in displacement control, on both FRP confined and unconfined RC columns: the confinement system was obtained by partially wrapping two or four unidirectional carbon (CFRP) or glass (GFRP) fiber layers around the member; additionally, some tests were performed on members strengthened by using both the external CFRP wrapping and longitudinal steel angles. Experimental results allowed evaluating depending on the level of applied axial load and on the type of steel rebars adopted for reinforcing each column—the benefits introduced by the considered strengthening systems in terms of strength, ductility, and energy dissipation capacity.
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Acknowledgments
This research has been partly financially supported by a project developed in cooperation by the UNSPECIFIEDItalian Department of Civil Protection (DPC) and the Italian Network of Seismic Laboratories (ReLUIS). Special thanks to INTERBAU firm (Milan, Italy) for collaboration in the implementation of the FRP systems.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 10 • October 2009
Pages: 1164 - 1176
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© 2009 ASCE.
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Received: Aug 11, 2008
Accepted: Mar 20, 2009
Published online: Sep 15, 2009
Published in print: Oct 2009
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