Behaviour and strength of FRP-strengthened RC structures: a state-of-the-art review

By Jin-Guang Teng, Jian fei Chen, Scott T. Smith, L. Lam. 2003

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Extensive research has been carried out in recent years on the use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in the strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. This paper provides a concise review of existing research on the behaviour and strength of FRP-strengthened RC structures, with a strong focus on those studies which contribute directly to the development of strength models. Topics covered include flexural and shear strengthening of beams, flexural strengthening of slabs, and strengthening of columns subject to both static and seismic loads. For each of the topics covered, the methods of strengthening are first explained, followed by a description of the common failure modes. Available strength models are then summarised and discussed.

Subfields: Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering

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Fundamental Principles That Govern Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Columns by Steel and FRP Jacketing (2006, background): “Extensive tests (Priestley et al. 1994a; Daudey and Filliatrault 2000; Teng et al. 2003) have established that oval jackets provide excellent enhancement of the flexural performance of inadequately confined columns.”
Behaviour of FRP-jacketed circular steel tubes and cylindrical shells under axial compression (2007, background): “Over the past decade, fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been widely used in the strengthening of concrete structures [1,2].”
Shear-Bending Interaction in Debonding Failures of FRP-Plated RC Beams (2003, methodology): “The theoretical ultimate moments of the unplated beam section and the plated beam section without the effect of debonding, which were calculated in accordance with the design equations given in Teng et al. (2002), are given in Table 5, together with the predicted flexural failure mode, based on the ”
Meso-scale finite element model for FRP sheets/plates bonded to concrete (2005, neutral): “Indeed, a number of failure modes in FRP-strengthened RC members are directly caused by the debonding of the FRP from the concrete [1,2].”
Blast resistance of FRP composites and polymer strengthened concrete and masonry structures - A state-of-the-art review (2007, background): “Since the early 1990s, extensive research has been conducted to retrofit or strengthen existing concrete and other (masonry, metallic and timber) structures using externally bonded advanced FRP composites [2, 3 ].”