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Experimental and Numerical Study of Concrete Columns Reinforced with BFRP and Steel Bars under Eccentric Loading
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-8502
There is a limited understanding of the behavior of hybrid reinforced concrete (hybrid-RC) columns, incorporating both fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and steel bars, when subjected to eccentric compression loads. In this study, eccentric loading was performed on four hybrid-RC columns with inner-layer steel bars and ties and outer-layer basalt fiber–reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars and ties, along with one steel-RC column. The effects of spacing, surface treatment, and concrete cover of longitudinal BFRP bars were considered for the hybrid-RC columns. Subsequently, a finite-element model (FEM) was developed and validated using the experimental data. This FEM was then utilized to conduct a parametric study, exploring the effects of reinforcement ratio, ratio of ρs/ρf, eccentricity, and slenderness ratio. It was experimentally found that substituting the outer-layer steel bars in the steel-RC column with BFRP bars could improve the axial load capacity, although the stiffness and crack-resistance ability decreased. The numerical results indicated that, under larger eccentricities, hybrid-RC columns could more effectively utilize the high tensile strength of BFRP bars. Consequently, hybrid-RC columns exhibited higher cross-sectional strength and a slower reduction in axial load capacity as the slenderness ratio increased, compared to the steel-RC column. Furthermore, the slenderness limit for hybrid-RC columns was proposed based on the parametric analysis.
Experimental and Numerical Study of Concrete Columns Reinforced with BFRP and Steel Bars under Eccentric Loading
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-8502
There is a limited understanding of the behavior of hybrid reinforced concrete (hybrid-RC) columns, incorporating both fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and steel bars, when subjected to eccentric compression loads. In this study, eccentric loading was performed on four hybrid-RC columns with inner-layer steel bars and ties and outer-layer basalt fiber–reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars and ties, along with one steel-RC column. The effects of spacing, surface treatment, and concrete cover of longitudinal BFRP bars were considered for the hybrid-RC columns. Subsequently, a finite-element model (FEM) was developed and validated using the experimental data. This FEM was then utilized to conduct a parametric study, exploring the effects of reinforcement ratio, ratio of ρs/ρf, eccentricity, and slenderness ratio. It was experimentally found that substituting the outer-layer steel bars in the steel-RC column with BFRP bars could improve the axial load capacity, although the stiffness and crack-resistance ability decreased. The numerical results indicated that, under larger eccentricities, hybrid-RC columns could more effectively utilize the high tensile strength of BFRP bars. Consequently, hybrid-RC columns exhibited higher cross-sectional strength and a slower reduction in axial load capacity as the slenderness ratio increased, compared to the steel-RC column. Furthermore, the slenderness limit for hybrid-RC columns was proposed based on the parametric analysis.
Experimental and Numerical Study of Concrete Columns Reinforced with BFRP and Steel Bars under Eccentric Loading
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-8502
There is a limited understanding of the behavior of hybrid reinforced concrete (hybrid-RC) columns, incorporating both fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and steel bars, when subjected to eccentric compression loads. In this study, eccentric loading was performed on four hybrid-RC columns with inner-layer steel bars and ties and outer-layer basalt fiber–reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars and ties, along with one steel-RC column. The effects of spacing, surface treatment, and concrete cover of longitudinal BFRP bars were considered for the hybrid-RC columns. Subsequently, a finite-element model (FEM) was developed and validated using the experimental data. This FEM was then utilized to conduct a parametric study, exploring the effects of reinforcement ratio, ratio of ρs/ρf, eccentricity, and slenderness ratio. It was experimentally found that substituting the outer-layer steel bars in the steel-RC column with BFRP bars could improve the axial load capacity, although the stiffness and crack-resistance ability decreased. The numerical results indicated that, under larger eccentricities, hybrid-RC columns could more effectively utilize the high tensile strength of BFRP bars. Consequently, hybrid-RC columns exhibited higher cross-sectional strength and a slower reduction in axial load capacity as the slenderness ratio increased, compared to the steel-RC column. Furthermore, the slenderness limit for hybrid-RC columns was proposed based on the parametric analysis.
Experimental and Numerical Study of Concrete Columns Reinforced with BFRP and Steel Bars under Eccentric Loading
J. Compos. Constr.
Liu, Shui (author) / Wang, Xin (author) / Zhou, Yulin (author) / Ali, Yahia M. S. (author) / Ding, Jian (author) / Wu, Zhishen (author)
2025-04-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English