In this study, FRP jackets were investigated for their confinement effectiveness on rectangular RC columns. Thirteen reduced-scale short columns were tested to failure in axial compression. Variables investigated include: the type of fibers (AFRP, CFRP or GFRP), the thickness of the jacket, the aspect ratio of the rectangular cross section and the radii of the corners. For square columns, GFRP ...

Jacketing of reinforced concrete columns is a common and useful strengthening method. This method substantially improves mechanical properties of the column, such as flexural strength as well as shear and ductility. In this paper, the behavior of confined reinforced concrete columns are investigated. The results indicate that the method is more effective for slender columns in the region of the...

Jacketing of reinforced concrete columns is a common and useful strengthening method. This method substantially improves mechanical properties of the column, such as flexural strength as well as shear and ductility. In this paper, the behavior of confined reinforced concrete columns are investigated. The results indicate that the method is more effective for slender columns in the region of the...

Confining structurally deficient concrete columns with externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) has been widely accepted as an effective technology for strengthening the ductility and strength of columns. However, prediction models damaged afterward repaired based on soft computing methods are not available planning maintenance structures. Therefore, this paper adopted two – artificial ...

Despite the many axial confinement models already proposed for determination of peak compressive strength fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) confined concrete columns, they are, in general, applicable only to columns circular or square cross-section, with full partial arrangements. In this study, by proposing a cross-sectional and confining system unification approach, new model is developed calibr...

The majority of columns are subjected to a combination of an axial load and a bending moment in one or two directions. With a few exceptions, most of the research in the area of FRP wrapped columns have concentrated on the behaviour of concentrically loaded columns. This paper presents results of testing nine reinforced high strength concrete columns. The column specimens are circular in shape ...

Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are widely used as composite materials in civil engineering applications to rehabilitate or strengthen reinforced-concrete structural elements. The purpose of this study was compile an extensive and up-to-date experimental database based on the compressive tests conducted circular confined concrete elements using FRP materials. Strict criteria were implemented d...

The concept of an integrated strengthening and damping retrofit system was proposed to design reinforced concrete (RC) columns for their optimal performance under multi-level earthquake hazards. As illustrated in Figure 1, the system consisted of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets wrapping around a column and viscoelastic (VE) layers on the FRP sheets. The motion of the outer surface of the ...