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Steel and Composite Structures Volume 33, Number 3, November10 2019 , pages 347-356 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2019.33.3.347 |
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Flexural behavior of retrofitted RC columns by FRP-MF, Experimental approach |
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Navideh Mahdavi and Abbas Ali Tasnimi
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| Abstract | ||
| Most of the recent studies have improved the efficiency of FRP jackets for increasing the compressive strength, shear strength, and ductility of reinforced concrete columns; however, the influence of FRP jackets on the flexural capacity is slight. Although new methods such as NSM (near surface mounted) are utilized to solve this problem, yet practical difficulties, behavior dependency on adhesives, and brittle failure necessitate finding better methods. This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the application of fiber-reinforced polymer fastened mechanically to the concrete columns to improve the flexural capacity of RC columns. For this purpose, mechanical fasteners were used to achieve the composite behavior of FRP and concrete columns. The experimental program included five reinforced concrete columns retrofitted by different methods using FRP subjected to constant axial compression and lateral cyclic loading. The experimental results showed that the use of the new method proposed in this paper increased the flexural strength and lateral load capacity of the columns significantly, and good composite action of FRP and RC column was achieved. Moreover, the experimental results were compared with the results obtained from the analytical study based on strain compatibility, and good proximity was reached. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| FRP; RC columns; mechanical fasteners; flexural strengthening | ||
| Address | ||
| (1) Navideh Mahdavi: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran; (2) Abbas Ali Tasnimi: Department of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. | ||