Analytical model to predict axial stress-strain behavior of heat-damaged unreinforced concrete columns wrapped by FRP jacket
Javad Shayanfar, Joaquim A. O. Barros, Mohammadali Rezazadeh
Abstract
Although there are several confinement models to obtain analytically the axial stress-strain response ( f c - ε c ) of concrete columns wrapped with fiber-reinforced-polymer (FRP) jacket at ambient conditions, a reliable design-oriented model to determine the f c - ε c of heat-damaged concrete columns post-confined with FRP is still lacking in the literature. This study aims to address this research gap, by proposing a formulation that predicts the favourable effects of FRP confinement on concrete elements previously exposed to high temperatures. This model proposes a closed-form formulation to derive a f c - ε c expression, including a set of strength and strain sub-models to calculate the stress/strain information at transition and ultimate points defining the stress-strain response. To develop the model and calibrate its key components by data analysis of statistical treatment techniques, a large test database of FRP confined unheated/heat-damaged concrete of circular/square cross-section consisting of 1914 specimens was collected. The proposed design-oriented model is able to demonstrate the influence of pre-existing thermal damage on the axial f c - ε c relationship, whose reliability is revealed comprehensively through predicting data from several experimental heat-damaged concrete specimens confined with FRP systems.