Ductility and shear strength enhancement by fiber sheet with large fracturing strain

Tamon Ueda, Dhannyanto Anggawidjaja, Mineo Senda, Hiroshi Nakai, Jianguo Dai

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Abstract

Recently the authors have developed a jacketing method with fiber sheet whose fracturing strain is higher and stiffness is lower than those of commonly used fibers namely carbon aramid and glass. The fiber is Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN). In this paper results from a series of experiments on ductility and shear strength enhancement are presented. Fifteen specimens, modelled after a typical bridge pier, with PET and PEN sheet jacketing were tested under a reversed cyclic loading until the ultimate ductility was attained. The stiffness of PET and PEN sheet is smaller than that of carbon sheet to achieve a similar ultimate ductility. Two specimens tested for shear strength enhancement showed a higher shear strength and more ductile manner than a companion specimen with carbon fiber sheets. A good control of shear deformation by the un-fractured sheet is a primary reason to enhance the ductility and shear strength which cannot be predicted by the existing formula derived from results of tests with carbon and aramid fibers. Due to its good features and lower cost, the jacketing with PET and PEN sheet is adopted as a seismic retrofitting method for railway structures in Japan.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE2006)
EditorsAmir Mirmiran, Antonio Nanni
PublisherInternational Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC)
Pages589-592
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0-615-13586-2
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2006) - Miami, United States
Duration: 13 Dec 200615 Dec 2006

Publication series

NameComposites in Civil Engineering, CICE

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2006)
Abbreviated titleCICE2006
PlaceUnited States
CityMiami
Period13/12/0615/12/06

Funding

The project sponsored by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry. The authors also would like to thank the support from Scientific Research Foundation from Qing Hai Science & Technology Department of China (2005G155) and Nanjing Construction Committee of China.

Research Keywords

  • Ductility
  • FRP sheet
  • Jacketing
  • Large fracturing strain
  • Shear strength

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