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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 20, Number 6, August20 2005 , pages 727-745 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2005.20.6.727 |
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Strength and ductility of biaxially loaded high strength RC short square columns wrapped with GFRP jackets |
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O. A. Hodhod, W. Hassan, M. S. Hilal, and H. Bahnasawy
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| Abstract | ||
| The present study is an experimental investigation into the behaviour of high strength concrete square short columns subjected to biaxial bending moments and strengthened by GFRP laminates. The main objectives of the study are: to evaluate the improvement in the structural performance of HSC short square columns subjected to small biaxial eccentricity when strengthened by externally applied FRP laminates, and to investigate the optimum arrangement and amount of FRP laminates to achieve potential enhancement in structural performance especially ductility. The parameters considered in this study are: number of FRP layers and arrangement of wraps. The load eccentricity is kept corresponding to e/t = 0.125 in two perpendicular directions to the columns principal axes, and the wraps are applied in single or double layers (partial or full wrapping). In the present work, test results of five full scale concrete columns are presented and discussed. The study has shown that FRP wraps can be used successfully to enhance the ductility of HSC columns subjected to biaxial bending by 300%. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| RC columns; biaxial bending; strengthening; rehabilitation; advanced composite materials; fiber reinforced plastics (FRP). | ||
| Address | ||
| O. A. Hodhod; Structural Engineering Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt W. Hassan; Department of Strength of Materials and Quality Control, HBRC, Giza, Egypt M. S. Hilal; Structural Engineering Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt H. Bahnasawy; Department of Strength of Materials and Quality Control, HBRC, Giza, Egypt | ||