Reducing the seismic damage of reinforced concrete frames using FRP confinement

Abstract

Please cite this article as: Cao, V.V., Ronagh, H.R., Reducing the seismic damage of reinforced concrete frames using FRP confinement, Composite Structures (2014), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.compstruct.2014.07.038 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

Reliability-based performance design optimization for seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete buildings with fiber-reinforced polymer composites

“…Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been widely accepted in the retrofit of RC structures due to the fact that they can provide effective confinement to RC members to increase their strength and ductility (Cao and Ronagh, 2014; Teng et al, 2003; Teng and Lam, 2004; Shin et al, 2016; Yu et al, 2015; Yuan and Wu, 2017). Retrofit design optimization methods of RC structures using FRP jackets have been studied in recent years (Choi, 2017; Choi et al, 2014; Zou et al, 2007b).…”