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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2017.19.4.339

Experimental study on durability of strengthened corroded RC columns with FRP sheets in tidal zone of marine environment  

Kashi, Amin (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology)
Ramezanianpour, Ali Akbar (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology)
Moodi, Faramarz (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concrete Technology and Durability Research Center (CTDRc), Amirkabir University of Technology)
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Computers and Concrete / v.19, no.4, 2017 , pp. 339-346 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main objective of this paper was to illuminate the effect of marine environmental condition on durability of reinforced concrete (RC)-corroded columns strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) layers. Small-scale columns were prepared and corroded by an accelerated corrosion process. After strengthening, compressive strength tests were carried out on control and weathered specimens. In this research, a marine simulator was designed and constructed similar to the tidal zone of marine environment in south of Iran which was selected as a case study in this research. Mechanical properties of wrapped specimens were studied after placing them inside the simulator for 3000 hours. Marine environment decreased ultimate strength by 4.5% and 26.3% in CFRP and GFRP-wrapped columns, respectively. In some corroded-columns, strengthening was carried out after replacing damaged cover by self-compacted mortar. In this method, by confining with one layer of CFRP and GFRP, 4.2% and 22.4% reduction in ultimate strength was observed, respectively, after exposure. Furthermore, the elastic-brittle behavior has been verified in this retrofit method. Also results of tension tests revealed, the ultimate tensile strength was degraded by 2% and 28.8% in CFRP and GFRP sheets, respectively, after applying marine exposure.
Keywords
FRP sheets; marine exposure; corroded columns; strengthening; durability;
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