Abstract
A seismic retrofitting method to enhance the flexural strength, ductility capacity and shear resistance of existing reinforced concrete bridge columns through externally reinforcing the column with advanced composite materials (ACM) is presented. Test results of ten scaled-down concrete columns indicate that the confinement and the lateral stresses induced by the ACM straps significantly increased the shear strength and ductility capacity, and greatly improved the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete columns under simulated earthquake loading.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 758-763 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| State | Published - Oct 1994 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 3rd Materials Engineering Conference - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: Nov 13 1994 → Nov 16 1994 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 3rd Materials Engineering Conference |
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| City | San Diego, CA, USA |
| Period | 11/13/94 → 11/16/94 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction