• Corpus ID: 163157606

Effect of CFRP Confinement on Plain and Reinforced Concrete Square Columns

@inproceedings{Tahir2013EffectOC,
  title={Effect of CFRP Confinement on Plain and Reinforced Concrete Square Columns},
  author={Muhammad Tahir and Muhammad Yaqub and Imran A. Bukhari and Muhammad Usman Arshid and Muhammad Rameez Sohail},
  year={2013},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:163157606}
}

• M. Tahir, M. Yaqub, +2 authors M. Sohail
• Published 2013
• Engineering, Materials Science

This paper describes an experimental study that evaluates the effectiveness of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) confinement on the axial compressive strength of plain and reinforced concrete square columns. For this purpose eight concrete square columns were experimented under axial compression load. The tested specimens were divided into two groups. The first group contained four plain concrete square columns while the second group comprised four reinforced concrete square columns. In… 

This paper describes an experimental study that evaluates the effectiveness of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) confinement on the axial compressive strength of plain and reinforced concrete square columns. For this purpose eight concrete square columns were experimented under axial compression load. The tested specimens were divided into two groups. The first group contained four plain concrete square columns while the second group comprised four reinforced concrete square columns. In each group two columns were tested as control specimens without CFRP wrapping and the remaining two columns of each group were tested after wrapping with a single layer of CFRP jacketing. The results of the CFRP wrapped specimens for each group were compared with their control un-wrapped specimens in terms of gain in axial load strength. The results showed that the CFRP confinement is more effective for enhancing the axial load carrying capacity of the un-reinforced concrete square columns compared to the reinforced concrete square columns. Furthermore, the axial load carrying capacity of the plain concrete CFRP wrapped square columns was increased up to or even more than the level of un-wrapped reinforced concrete square columns. [Muhammad Faizan Tahir, Muhammad Yaqub, Imran Bukhari, Muhammad Usman Arshid, Muhammad Rameez Sohail. Effect of CFRP Confinement on Plain and Reinforced Concrete Square. Life Sci J 2013;10(12s):770777]. (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 123