Emergency repair of severely damaged reinforced concrete column elements under axial compression: An experimental study: Fid-Bau Portal

Emergency repair of severely damaged reinforced concrete column elements under axial compression: An experimental study

Jain, Saumitra / Chellapandian, M. / Suriya Prakash, S.

Highlights•A hybrid FRP strengthening is proposed for emergency repair of RC columns.•Efficiency of different repairs on performance improvement of RC columns is studied.•Effect of quick setting cement, NSM laminates and hybrid repair technique is studied.•Hybrid strengthening uses longitudinal NSM laminates and externally bonded fabric.•Hybrid strengthening fully restored the strength and displacement capacity.

AbstractReinforced concrete (RC) columns in a framed construction can be severely damaged under earthquake, blast, fatigue and other loads. It is essential to quickly restore the strength and stiffness of columns after its damage for maintaining the serviceability of the building. The objective of this study is to assess the efficiency of different strengthening techniques on emergency repair of the severely damaged RC columns under axial compression. Six short RC columns elements were cast and tested under axial compression until 20% drop in the peak strength. Thereafter, these severely damaged columns were repaired using strengthening schemes, namely (i) repairing the damaged portions using quick setting cement mortar, (ii) Near Surface Mounting (NSM) of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) laminates and (iii) Hybrid strengthening technique. The hybrid strengthening technique uses the combination of CFRP NSM laminates as additional longitudinal reinforcement and external bonding with CFRP fabric for confinement. The hybrid strengthening scheme was found to be the most efficient in restoring the lost strength and initial stiffness when compared to the only NSM strengthening or repair with quick setting cement mortar.