Analytical and Experimental Study on Upgrading the Seismic Performance of Reinforced Masonry Columns Using GFRP and CFRP Wraps
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 22, Issue 4
Abstract
In the last decade, extensive research has been done in the field of the seismic upgrading of reinforced concrete (RC) columns using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP). The enhancement in the column’s ultimate strength and significant improvement in the column’s displacement ductility combined with the ease of FRP installation resulted in an increasing use of FRP as an effective retrofit solution. Recently, similar enhancements to the RC columns have been reported for reinforced masonry columns (RMCs) upgraded using FRP. However, due to the limited available studies, a gap still exists in understanding the lateral response of the upgraded RMCs using different types of FRP. This study presents an experimental investigation of the effect of changing the FRP type (carbon and glass) on the lateral response of RMCs tested under quasistatic cyclic loading. Based on the experimental data, both FRP materials showed higher strength and ductility compared with control specimens not FRP-wrapped. However, the carbon FRP (CFRP) upgraded RMCs showed slightly higher strength and higher ductility levels than that of glass FRP (GFRP). Also, the difference between carbon and glass FRP RMCs performance was more noticeable as the confinement ratio increased. Moreover, with the current migration of the design codes from forced-based to displacement-based design, there is a need to have simple analytical tools capable of predicting the full load-displacement relationship. Therefore, 12 masonry prisms having various numbers of FRP layers and configurations were tested under concentric compression loading to calibrate the stress-strain material model. Consequently, this stress-strain model was implemented in a simple backbone model capable of predicting the lateral load-displacement backbone relationship of the upgraded RMCs. The model was capable of calculating the ultimate strength, displacement at ultimate strength, and initial stiffness of the tested RMCs with average errors of 6, 22, and 30%, respectively.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), le Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT), Fyfe Company LLC, and Tomassini et frères Ltée, who assisted throughout this research project. The support of the Canada Masonry Design Centre (CMDC) and l’Association des Entrepreneurs en Maçonnerie du Québec (AEMQ) is highly appreciated.
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Volume 22 • Issue 4 • August 2018
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Received: Oct 10, 2016
Accepted: Dec 29, 2017
Published online: Apr 27, 2018
Published in print: Aug 1, 2018
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