Abstract

This paper experimentally investigates the behavior of concrete-filled-fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) cylinders under cyclic axial compression. The FRP used in this study were either large rupture strain FRP (LRS-FRP) or hybrid LRS-FRP and conventional glass FRP (GFRP). LRS-FRP are manufactured out of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) obtained from recycled plastics. Hence, they are much cheaper and environment-friendly than conventional GFRP or carbon FRP (CFRP). LRS-FRPs has high tensile rupture strain (usually greater than 5%) compared to 1-2% for GFRP and CFRP. This study presents the results of 4 specimens with different confinement ratios to investigate the behavior of concrete-filled LRS-FRP or hybrid LRS-FRP and GFRP tubes in terms of ductility, ultimate strain, and strength improvement. The results showed that using LRS-FRP significantly improved the ductility of the confined concrete. However, the improvement in strength was limited. The hybrid confinement improves both the ductility and strength.

Meeting Name

4th Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2017 (2017: Sep. 13-15, Zurich, Switzerland)

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Accepted Manuscript

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Publication Date

15 Sep 2017

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