Performance-Based Seismic Retrofit Strategy for Existing Reinforced Concrete Frame Systems Using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

The feasibility and efficiency of a seismic retrofit intervention using externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer composites on existing reinforced concrete frame systems, designed prior to introduction of modern standard seismic design code provisions in the mid-1970s, are presented, based on analytical and experimental investigations on beam-column joint subassemblies and frame systems. A multilevel retrofit strategy, following hierarchy of strength considerations, is adopted to achieve the desired performance. The expected sequence of events is visualized through capacity-demand curves within M-N performance domains. An analytical procedure able to predict the enhanced nonlinear behavior of the panel zone region, due to the application of CFRP laminates, in terms of shear strength (principal stresses) vs. shear deformation, has been developed and is herein proposed as a fundamental step for the definition of a proper retrofit solution. The experimental results from quasi-static tests on beam-column subassemblies, either interior and exterior, and on 3-story, 3-bay frame systems in their as-built and CFRP retrofitted configurations, provided very satisfactory confirmation of the viability and reliability of the adopted retrofit solution as well as of the proposed analytical procedure to predict the actual sequence of events.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from ASCE
• Authors:
  • Pampanin, Stefano
  • Bolognini, Davide
  • Pavese, Alberto
• Publication Date: 2007-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 211-226
• Serial:
  • Journal of Composites for Construction
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0268
  • EISSN: 1943-5614
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jccof2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Carbon fibers; Composite construction; Earthquake resistant design; Fiber composites; Fiber reinforced plastics; Framed structures; Laminated plastics; Reinforced concrete bridges; Retrofitting; Seismicity
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046671
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 2007 12:54PM