Refinement of an Ultimate Strain Model for Circular Concrete Columns Retrofitted with FRP Based on a Most Comprehensive Test Database

Autor: Feng Xing, Lili Sui, Yingwu Zhou
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Applied Mechanics and Materials. :1233-1238
ISSN: 1662-7482
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.275-277.1233
Popis: The retrofitting technique of externally wrapped by fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) can significantly enhance the deformability or ductility of deficient concrete columns. This paper develops a new advanced ultimate strain model for circular columns confined with FRP jacket based on a most updated and comprehensive test database where more than 800 axial compression test results of FRP confined circular concrete columns were collected newly. This work began with a careful review on some existing ultimate strain models after which an in-depth comparison between models predictions and experimental test results was conducted. The comparisons revealed that more or less defects of the existing models were detected and there existed large errors of their predictions as a much larger amount of columns than that used in the models derivations were evaluated. It is therefore necessary and of significance to refine a new advanced ultimate model in the paper.
Databáze: OpenAIRE