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Title |
Axial Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Externally Strengthened with U nbonded Wire Rope and T-Shaped Steel Plate
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Keywords |
와이어로프 ; T 강판 ; 기둥 ; 구속 ; 응력-변형률 관계 wire rope ; T-plate ; column ; confinement ; stress-strain curve |
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Abstract |
An improved unbonded-type column strengthening procedure using wire lore and T-shaped steel plate units was proposed. Eight strengthened columns and an unstrengthened control column were tested under concentric axial load. The main variables considered were the volume ratio of wire rope and the flange width and configuration of T-shaped steel plates. Axial load capacity and ductility ratio of columns tested were compared with predictions obtained from the equation specified in ACI 318-05 and those of conventionally tied columns tested by Chung et al., respectively. In addition, a mathematical model was proposed to evaluate the complete stress-strain relationship of concrete confined by the wire rope and T-plate units. Test results showed that the axial load capacity and ductility of columns increased with the increase of the volume ratio of wire rope and the flange width of T-plates. In particular, at the same lateral reinforcement index, a much higher ductility ratio was observed in the strengthened columns having the volume ratio of wire rope above 0.0039 than in the tied columns. A mathematical model for the stress-strain relationship of confined concrete using the proposed strengthening procedure is developed. The predicted stress-strain curves were in good agreement with test results.
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