Reinforced concrete (RC) hollow piers in bridges withstand high moment and shear demands ensured with reduced mass and lower stress on foundations compared with solid piers. Failure of hollow columns is typically affected by premature buckling of reinforcing bars and concrete cover spalling. At present, no guidelines are available for the design of their upgrade, and few research investigations can be found on hollow columns strengthened by using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials. This paper discusses an experimental program carried out on purely compressed RC hollow columns externally wrapped with glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP). Three specimens were tested: one specimen was unstrengthened and used as the benchmark; the other two specimens were GFRP-wrapped with different confining reinforcement ratios. Each specimen was designed according to dated codes (i.e., prior to 1970) accounting only for gravity loads. In particular, steel longitudinal bars cross section and steel tie-spacing were designed with the minimum amount of longitudinal reinforcement and minimum tie area at maximum spacing. Tests results highlight that the GFRP-jacket mainly provided ductility increases before low strength increments could be obtained. Refined and simplified numerical models for hollow square RC columns, previously proposed by the authors, herein extend to hollow rectangular members. Comparisons of experimental results and theoretical predictions on the basis of both refined and simplified confinement models were performed and showed good agreement. In the case of the simplified model, a value for the effective ultimate FRP strain was suggested.

Analysis of RC Hollow Columns Strengthened with GFRP / Lignola, GIAN PIERO; Nardone, F.; Prota, Andrea; De Luca, A.; Nanni, Antonio. - In: JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES FOR CONSTRUCTION. - ISSN 1090-0268. - 15:4(2011), pp. 545-556. [10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000192]

Analysis of RC Hollow Columns Strengthened with GFRP

LIGNOLA, GIAN PIERO;PROTA, ANDREA;NANNI, ANTONIO
2011

Abstract

Reinforced concrete (RC) hollow piers in bridges withstand high moment and shear demands ensured with reduced mass and lower stress on foundations compared with solid piers. Failure of hollow columns is typically affected by premature buckling of reinforcing bars and concrete cover spalling. At present, no guidelines are available for the design of their upgrade, and few research investigations can be found on hollow columns strengthened by using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials. This paper discusses an experimental program carried out on purely compressed RC hollow columns externally wrapped with glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP). Three specimens were tested: one specimen was unstrengthened and used as the benchmark; the other two specimens were GFRP-wrapped with different confining reinforcement ratios. Each specimen was designed according to dated codes (i.e., prior to 1970) accounting only for gravity loads. In particular, steel longitudinal bars cross section and steel tie-spacing were designed with the minimum amount of longitudinal reinforcement and minimum tie area at maximum spacing. Tests results highlight that the GFRP-jacket mainly provided ductility increases before low strength increments could be obtained. Refined and simplified numerical models for hollow square RC columns, previously proposed by the authors, herein extend to hollow rectangular members. Comparisons of experimental results and theoretical predictions on the basis of both refined and simplified confinement models were performed and showed good agreement. In the case of the simplified model, a value for the effective ultimate FRP strain was suggested.
2011
Analysis of RC Hollow Columns Strengthened with GFRP / Lignola, GIAN PIERO; Nardone, F.; Prota, Andrea; De Luca, A.; Nanni, Antonio. - In: JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES FOR CONSTRUCTION. - ISSN 1090-0268. - 15:4(2011), pp. 545-556. [10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000192]
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