Behavior of reinforced concrete columns strenghtened by partial jacketing

Abstract

ResumoThis article presents the study of reinforced concrete columns strengthened using a partial jacket consisting of a 35mm self-compacting concrete layer added to its most compressed face and tested in combined compression and uniaxial bending until rupture. Wedge bolt connectors were used to increase bond at the interface between the two concrete layers of different ages. Seven 2000 mm long columns were tested. Two columns were cast monolithically and named PO (original column) e PR (reference column). The other five columns were strengthened using a new 35 mm thick self-compacting concrete layer attached to the column face subjected to highest compressive stresses. Column PO had a 120mm by 250 mm rectangular cross section and other columns had a 155 mm by 250mm cross section after the strengthening procedure. Results show that the ultimate resistance of the strengthened columns was more than three times the ultimate resistance of the original column PO, indicating the effectiveness of the strengthening procedure. Detachment of the new concrete layer with concrete crushing and steel yielding occurred in the strengthened columns.Este artigo apresenta um estudo do comportamento de pilares de concreto armado reforçados por encamisamento parcial, com o uso de uma camada de 35 mm de concreto auto adensável na face mais comprimida submetidos à flexo-compressão até à ruptura. Foram utilizados parafusos conectores como armadura de ligação entre as duas camadas de concreto de diferentes idades. Foram ensaiados 7 pilares de 2000 mm de altura, sendo 2 peças concretadas monoliticamente nomeadas de PO (pilar original) e PR (pilar de referência). Os outros 5 pilares foram reforçados utilizando uma camada de 35 mm de concreto moldada na face submetida a maior compressão. O pilar PO tinha uma seção transversal retangular de 120x 250 mm e as demais colunas 155 x 250 mm após executado o reforço. Os resultados alcançados mostram que os pilares reforçados atingiram uma resistência de aproximadamente três vezes maior com relação ao pilar PO, demostrando eficiência da técnica utilizada. Os pilares apresentaram o desplacamento da camada de reforço nas cargas finais, com tendências ao esmagamento do concreto e escoamento do aço.Palavras-chave: pilares, reforço, concreto, parafusos.

Eccentrically-compressed reinforced concrete columns strengthened with partial jacketing

“…Available methods for their prevention and correction still require improvements. Guimarães et al (2016) report that different types of pathologies may appear in the structure, which, in its turn, causes several problems and may even provoke ruptures. Greater loads than those calculated in the designing state, faults in the project, variations in humidity, corrosion processes in the reinforced concrete, intrinsic and extrinsic thermal variations to the concrete, biological agents and inadequate use of material, may cause pathological problems.…”