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Title |
Seismic Strengthening and Performance Evaluation of Damaged R/C Buildings Strengthened with Glass Fiber Sheet and Carbon Fiber X-Brace System
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.4334/JKCI.2013.25.6.667 |
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Keywords |
지진피해 ; 철근콘크리트 ; 내진보강 ; 유리섬유시트 ; 탄소섬유 earthquake damage ; reinforced concrete ; seismic strengthenning ; glass fiber sheet ; carbon fiber |
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Abstract |
Improving the earthquake resistance of buildings through seismic retrofitting using steel braces can result in brittle failure at the connection between the brace and the building, as well as buckling failure of the braces. This paper proposes a new seismic retrofit methodology combined with glass fiber sheet (GFS) and non-compression X-brace system using carbon fiber (CFXB) for reinforced concrete buildings damaged in earthquakes. The GFS is used to improve the ductility of columns damaged in earthquake. The CFXB consists of carbon fiber bracing and anchors, to replace the conventional steel bracing and bolt connection. This paper reports the seismic resistance of a reinforced concrete frame strengthened using the GFS-CFXB system. Cyclic loading tests were carried out, and the hysteresis of the lateral load-drift relations as well as ductility capacities were investigated. Carbon fiber is less rigid than the conventional materials used for seismic retrofitting, resulting in some significant advantages: the strength of the structure increased markedly with the use of CF X-bracing, and no buckling failure of the bracing was observed.
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