Numerical modeling of low strength reinforced concrete column strengthened with CFRP jacketing

Abstract

Reinforced concrete column strengthened with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) has been investigated numerically. Reinforced concrete column with low compression strength is used in this study. Concrete column is modeled by 3D solid elements with 8 nodes linear brick elements (C3D8R), whereas reinforcement bars modeled by 3D truss elements with 2 nodes first order elements (T3D2). In order to simulate concrete response in the specimen, concrete damage plasticity model with specifying damage parameters in both of compression and tension has been adopted in this paper. The specimen is subjected to uniaxial compression loading applied with displacement-controlled method. The effects of CFRP jacketing on reinforced concrete column with low compression strength are observed. The characteristic of reinforced concrete column combined with CFRP in terms of load-displacement behaviour and stress distributions are also evaluated. It is found that the numerical technique proposed in this study is quite efficient to predict the behaviour of low strength reinforced concrete column strengthened with CFRP with regard to the ultimate load, CFRP strain, and concrete strain distribution.