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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2022.29.4.219

Nonlinear finite element analysis of slender RC columns strengthened with FRP sheets using different patterns  

El-Kholy, Ahmed M. (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University)
Osman, Ahmed O. (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University)
EL-Sayed, Alaa A. (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University)
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Computers and Concrete / v.29, no.4, 2022 , pp. 219-235 More about this Journal
Abstract
Strengthening slender reinforced concrete (RC) columns is a challenge. They are susceptible to overall buckling that induces bending moment and axial compression. This study presents the precise three-dimensional finite element modeling of slender RC columns strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites sheets with various patterns under concentric or eccentric compression. The slenderness ratio λ (height/width ratio) of the studied columns ranged from 15 to 35. First, to determine the optimal modeling procedure, nine alternative nonlinear finite element models were presented to simulate the experimental behavior of seven FRP-strengthened slender RC columns under eccentric compression. The models simulated concrete behavior under compression and tension, FRP laminate sheets with different fiber orientations, crack propagation, FRP-concrete interface, and eccentric compression. Then, the validated modeling procedure was applied to simulate 58 FRP-strengthened slender RC columns under compression with minor eccentricity to represent the inevitable geometric imperfections. The simulated columns showed two cross sections (square and rectangular), variable λ values (15, 22, and 35), and four strengthening patterns for FRP sheet layers (hoop H, longitudinal L, partial longitudinal Lw, and longitudinal coupled with hoop LH). For λ=15-22, pattern L showed the highest strengthening effectiveness, pattern Lw showed brittle failure, steel reinforcement bars exhibited compressive yielding, ties exhibited tensile yielding, and concrete failed under compression. For λ>22, pattern Lw outperformed pattern L in terms of the strengthening effectiveness relative to equivalent weight of FRP layers, steel reinforcement bars exhibited crossover tensile strain, and concrete failed under tension. Patterns H and LH (compared with pattern L) showed minor strengthening effectiveness.
Keywords
concrete modeling; contact analysis; FRP modeling; FRP strengthening; nonlinear finite element analysis; slender RC columns behavior and modeling;
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