Lateral strength and ductility of reinforced concrete columns strengthened with NSM FRP rebars and FRP jacket

Ehsan Noroozieh,Ali Mansouri

doi:10.1007/s40091-019-0225-5

Abstract

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping of reinforced concrete (RC) columns is an effective way to improve their shear capacity and ductility and prevent buckling in their longitudinal reinforcements. Another strengthening method called the near surface mounted (NSM) reinforcement has been proven effective in improving the flexural strength of RC columns. In this research, the strengthening of RC columns with the combined use of NSM rebars and FRP jacket was studied using a finite element modeling approach. After validating the numerical models with the existing experimental data, a comprehensive parametric study was performed to determine the effect of axial load, implementing the FRP confinement around the base or over the entire height of the column, the number of plies of FRP jacket, the type of jacket fiber, the ratio of NSM reinforcement, and the compressive strength of the concrete on the behavior of the strengthened RC columns. The results show that the optimum number of plies of jacket for reaching a desirable level of ductility can be determined by setting the maximum compressive strain in the confined concrete, varepsilon_{text{ccu}}, to 0.008. Increasing the ratio of NSM reinforcement from 0.16% of the total cross-sectional area to 1% led to approximately 28% increase in the lateral strength and 50% decrease in the ductility factor.

Highlights

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping of reinforced concrete (RC) columns can improve their ductility and energy dissipation capacity and prevent buckling in their longitudinal reinforcements
This study found that the specimens strengthened with near surface mounted (NSM) steel rebars had a higher flexural strength, ductility, and energy dissipation than those strengthened with NSM GFRP rebars
This research investigated the behavior of RC columns strengthened with NSM FRP bars and FRP jacket

Summary

Introduction

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping of reinforced concrete (RC) columns can improve their ductility and energy dissipation capacity and prevent buckling in their longitudinal reinforcements. After validating the numerical model with the existing experimental data, a series of parametric analyses are conducted to investigate the effect of axial load, confinement of the column base or the entire column, the number of plies of the FRP jacket, the type of jacket fiber, the ratio of NSM reinforcement, and the compressive strength of the concrete on the behavior of the strengthened RC column. The studied parameters included the axial load applied on the column, confinement of the column base or the entire column, the number of plies of the FRP jacket, the type of jacket fiber, the ratio of NSM reinforcement, and the compressive strength of the concrete For this purpose, 27 models with specifications listed in Table 2 (including model 2 used for validation) were analyzed numerically under axial and cyclic lateral loads. Increasing the compressive strength of concrete increased the level of stress in the adhesive and NSM rebars

Conclusion

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