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Evaluating the ductility and shear behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced polymer and glass fibre reinforced polymer reinforced concrete columns
Author(s) -
Barghi Mostafa,
Azadbakht Mohsen,
Hadad Meysam
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.590
Subject(s) - fibre reinforced plastic , retrofitting , materials science , brittleness , ductility (earth science) , shear (geology) , composite material , reinforced concrete , failure mode and effects analysis , structural engineering , carbon fiber reinforced polymer , shear strength (soil) , engineering , geology , creep , soil science , soil water
Brittle shear failure in short reinforced concrete (RC) columns has been identified as one of the most dangerous failure modes that may cause collapse of bridges, based on research findings and damage reconnaissance of past earthquakes. Using ABAQUS software, the effect of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) on retrofitting of existing circular RC columns, and also enhancing of shear strength have been studied. Five types of concrete columns were studied in the ‘as built’ condition to investigate the shear failure mode of columns. These columns were assessed again after being retrofitted by using CFRP and GFRP. Based on findings of this research, the effect of CFRP jackets on improving the shear behaviour of column is more than that of GFRP jackets, while GFRP jackets are more effective than CFRP jackets, regarding their contribution in increasing the column ductility. Therefore, these FRP composites can be utilized in different conditions, according to column demand for increasing the ductility or shear strength. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.