Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 41, Issue 7, Pages 523-532Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.07.003
Keywords
Analytical modeling; FRP confinement; Ultimate strain; Stress concentrations; Concrete
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The use of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) composite materials have been widely used and have been extensively studied in the last decades in the form of jacketing to enhance axial strength as well as ductility of confined columns. Their effectiveness has been extensively proven in many research programs investigating confined concrete column behavior. Despite a large research effort, a proper analytical tool to predict the behavior of FRP-confined concrete has not yet been established due to the many factors jeopardizing the reliability of such tools. The aim of the present study is to analyze the effect of interlaminar stresses at the free edge of the FRP jacket to determine a potential reason for the premature failure of the strengthening system. Numerical examples and a parametric study are presented to illustrate the governing parameters that control the stress concentrations at the edge of the FRP jacket in the overlapping zone. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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