Materials (Feb 2020)

Effect of Strain Rates on the Stress–Strain Behavior of FRP-Confined Pre-Damaged Concrete

  • Yugui Cao,
  • Muyu Liu,
  • Yang Zhang,
  • Jun Hu,
  • Shengchun Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13051078
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 5
p. 1078

Abstract

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There are many studies on fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined pre-damaged concrete under quasi-static strain rates. However, few studies have focused on FRP-confined pre-damaged concrete under high strain rates. Thus, an experimental and analytical investigation was conducted to obtain the mechanical behavior of FRP-confined pre-damaged concrete under different strain rates. The results show that the stress−strain curves, ultimate stress, and strain values were affected by strain rate and the extent of concrete damage. A stress−strain model of FRP-confined pre-damaged concrete considering the strain rate was developed by modifying a stress−strain model of FRP-confined pre-damaged concrete under quasi-static loading. The proposed model was evaluated by using test data. The evaluation results show that the proposed model can predict the stress−strain behavior of FRP-confined pre-damaged concrete under different strain rates.

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