Abstract
The application of textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs) as a means of increasing the axial capacity of concrete through confinement is investigated experimentally in this study. TRM may be thought of as an alternative to fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs), addressing many of the problems associated with application of the latter without compromising performance by a significant degree. Based on the response of confined cylinders and short rectangular columns, it is concluded that textile-mortar jacketing provides a substantial gain in compressive strength and deformability; this gain is higher as the number of confining layers increases and depends on the tensile strength of the mortar. Compared with their resin-impregnated counterparts, mortar-impregnated textiles may result in reduced effectiveness. This reduction was more pronounced in cylindrical specimens but rather insignificant in rectangular ones. Favorable confinement characteristics on rectangular columns were also obtained by using helically applied unbonded strips with end anchorages - an interesting concept that deserves further investigation. Modeling of concrete confined with jackets other than resin-impregnated ones is presented by the authors as a rather straight-forward procedure through the proper introduction of experimentally derived jacket effectiveness coefficients. From the results obtained in this study, it is believed that TRM jacketing is an extremely promising solution for the confinement of reinforced concrete.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 28-37 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | ACI Structural Journal |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 2006 |
Keywords
- Confinement
- Jackets
- Mortar
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction