Effectiveness of strengthening RC beam-column connections in shear with vertical FRP strips

Shrestha, R; Smith, ST; Samali, B

Effectiveness of strengthening RC beam-column connections in shear with vertical FRP strips

Shrestha, R

Smith, ST Samali, B

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2008, 2008
Issue Date:: 2008-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Shrestha, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-6525	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Smith, ST	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Samali, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-7745	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2008, 2008	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9783905594508	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11043
dc.description.abstract	© 2008 Empa-Akademie. All rights reserved. Reinforced concrete (RC) connections, designed prior to the implementation of earthquake design standards around the world, may not posses sufficient shear strength to withstand a seismic attack. Such connections will therefore require strengthening. This paper reports the results of tests on two-dimensional RC connections which have been strengthened in shear with externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite strips. FRP strips are an attractive strengthening solution as they are relatively simple to apply, and in this study they are orientated parallel to the longitudinal axis of the column (i.e. vertical strips). The tests reported in this paper serve to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of vertical FRP strips for strengthening and as a result, the test specimens are heavily instrumented in order to monitor not just the FRP but the connection as a whole. The hierarchy of strength dictates eventual failure in the joint region, even for the FRP strengthened connections, and all test specimens are subjected to monotonic or cyclic loading.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0559567
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2008	en_US
dc.title	Effectiveness of strengthening RC beam-column connections in shear with vertical FRP strips	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Zurich - Switzerland	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© 2008 Empa-Akademie. All rights reserved. Reinforced concrete (RC) connections, designed prior to the implementation of earthquake design standards around the world, may not posses sufficient shear strength to withstand a seismic attack. Such connections will therefore require strengthening. This paper reports the results of tests on two-dimensional RC connections which have been strengthened in shear with externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite strips. FRP strips are an attractive strengthening solution as they are relatively simple to apply, and in this study they are orientated parallel to the longitudinal axis of the column (i.e. vertical strips). The tests reported in this paper serve to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of vertical FRP strips for strengthening and as a result, the test specimens are heavily instrumented in order to monitor not just the FRP but the connection as a whole. The hierarchy of strength dictates eventual failure in the joint region, even for the FRP strengthened connections, and all test specimens are subjected to monotonic or cyclic loading.

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