Title:
Influence of Reinforcement Ratio on Seismic Performance of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Reinforced Concrete Columns under Torsion
Author(s):
Yasser M. Selmy and Ehab F. El-Salakawy
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
121
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
121-132
Keywords:
circular columns; combined loading; cyclic; glass fiberreinforced polymer (GFRP)-reinforced concrete (RC); longitudinal reinforcement; seismic; torsion
DOI:
10.14359/51740868
Date:
11/1/2024
Abstract:
Reinforced concrete (RC) bridge columns often encounter complex
combinations of loads, including flexural, axial, shear, and
torsional forces, during seismic events, especially in the presence of
geometric irregularities such as skewed or curved bridges, unequal
spans, or varying column heights. Corrosion-related deterioration
in RC structures spurred the adoption of glass fiber-reinforced
polymer (GFRP) as a promising alternative to steel reinforcement.
This study experimentally investigates the performance of
GFRP-RC circular columns under cyclic loading, including torsion
with different torsion-to-bending moment ratios (tm) and longitudinal reinforcement ratios. The results showed that, with the same reinforcement ratios, the addition of torsion to cyclic bending and shear significantly altered the behavior of the GFRP-RC column in terms of mode of failure, load resistance, drift capacity, and energy dissipation. The inelastic deformability hinge shifted upward with increased tm. Higher tm accelerated stiffness degradation, while increasing the longitudinal reinforcement ratio enhanced lateral load, drift, and twist capacities.
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