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- Strengthening existing columns with additional reinforced concrete jackets is a common method to improve their structural performance, including stiffness and load-bearing capacity.
- This study focuses on using Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) jackets to upgrade these columns, analyzing factors like jacket thickness and concrete shrinkage.
- Findings reveal that UHPFRC significantly enhances the strength and stiffness of reinforced concrete columns, especially when combined with steel bars in the jacket, leading to notable improvements in performance.
Article Abstract
The strengthening of existing columns using additional reinforced concrete (RC) jackets is one of the most popular techniques for the enhancement of a column's stiffness, load-bearing capacity and ductility. Important parameters affecting the effectiveness of this method are the strength of the additional concrete, concrete shrinkage and the connection between the old and the new concrete. In this study, the application of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) jackets for the structural upgrade of RC columns has been examined. Extensive numerical studies have been conducted to evaluate the effect of parameters such as the thickness of the jacket, concrete shrinkage and the addition of steel bars, and comparisons have been made with conventional RC jackets. The results of this study indicate that the use of UHPFRC can considerably improve the strength and the stiffness of existing reinforced concrete columns. The combination of UHPFRC and steel bars in the jacket leads to the most effective strengthening technique as a significant enhancement in the stiffness and the ultimate load capacity has been achieved.
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