Abstract
AbstractThe main objective of this investigation is to assess the feasibility of strengthening square hollow steel tubular sections subjected to compression and to develop or predict the suitable wrapping scheme of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) to enhance the structural behaviour of it. For this study, compact mild steel tubes were used with the main variable being FRP characteristics. Carbon fibre has been considered and used as strips with several other parameters such as the number of layers, width and spacing of strips, the sectional area of strips, and wrapping scheme. Experiments were undertaken until column failure to fully understand the influence of FRP characteristics on the compressive behaviour of square hollow steel tubes including their failure modes, stress-strain behaviour, enhancement in load carrying capacity and effect of distribution of CFRP layers. The behaviour of externally bonded hollow steel tubular sections was compared with one another and also with the control specimen. From the test results, it was found that CFRP strengthening significantly increases the load carrying capacity and ductility of the hollow steel tubular members further.
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