Abstract

An experimental investigation on square high-strength concrete short columns confined with aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) sheets is carried out in this study. Nine plain concrete specimens and 54 wrapped concrete specimens were tested under monotonic axial compressive loading. The specimens were grouped by three different grades of concrete strength. In each grade, some specimens were partially wrapped and others were fully wrapped, and the amount of wrapping AFRP sheets was varied also. Based on the experimental results, the regression formulas for strength and strain are obtained. The experimental results demonstrate that two types of axial stress-strain curves were observed depending on the form of AFRP wrapping, and the strength and ductility of the columns were increased when fully wrapped AFRP sheets, while only the strength was increased when partially wrapped AFRP sheets.

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