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An Introduction to FRP-
Strengthening of Concrete Structures
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FRP Overview
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Advanced Evaluation of
Applications Existing Structures
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FRP Introduction
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Concrete
Reinforcing
Steel
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FRP Materials
Corrosion resistant Highly versatile
Durable structures Suit any project
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FRP FRP Materials
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FRP-Strengthening Applications
Type Application Fibre Dir. Schematic
Perpendicular
Shear Side face of
to long. axis
beam (u-wrap)
of beam Section
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General
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General
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Constituents
• What is FRP?
Fibres Matrix
Provide strength Protects and transfers load
and stiffness between fibres
Carbon, glass, aramid Epoxy, polyester, vinyl ester
1800-4900 Fibres
Stress [MPa]
FRP
Matrix
34-130
0.4-4.8 >10
Strain [%]
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Installation Techniques
uWet lay-up
Used with flexible sheets
Saturate sheets with epoxy adhesive
Place on concrete surface
Epoxy
Roller
Resin acts as adhesive
AND matrix
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Installation Techniques
vPre-cured
Used with rigid, pre-cured strips
Apply adhesive to strip backing
Place on concrete surface
Not as flexible for variable
structural shapes
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Properties
• FRP properties
(versus steel): 2500
2000
• Linear elastic behaviour
Stress [MPa]
CFRP
1500
to failure 1000
GFRP
• No yielding 500
Steel
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Properties
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Pro/Con
FRP advantages
Will not corrode
High strength-to-weight ratio
Electromagnetically inert
FRP disadvantages
High initial material cost
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Deficiencies
• Deficiencies due to:
Chloride Ingress
Wet-Dry Freeze-Thaw
uEnvironmental Effects
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Deficiencies
• Deficiencies due to:
Then Now
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Deficiencies
• Deficiencies due to:
Then Now
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Evaluation
• Evaluation is important to:
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Evaluation
• Evaluation should include:
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Flexural Strengthening
FRP rupture Assumptions
uFailure caused by:
Concrete crushing
vPlane sections remain plane
wPerfect bond between steel/concrete, FRP/concrete
xAdequate anchorage & development length provided for FRPs
FRPs are linear elastic to failure
Concrete compressive stress-strain curve is parabolic, no
strength in tension
Initial strains in FRPs can be ignored
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Resistance Factors
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Failure Modes
• Four potential failure modes:
Concrete crushing before steel yields
Steel yielding followed by concrete crushing
Steel yielding followed by FRP rupture
Debonding of FRP reinforcement
b ec a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
• Force equilibrium in section:
Ts + Tfrp = Cc Eq. 4-1
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General Design
b ec a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
• Apply strain compatibility and use these equations to solve for neutral
axis depth, c
• Section capacity:
a a
Mr = Ts d - + Tfrp h- Eq. 4-5
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Analysis Procedure
b ecu
c
d
h
As
es
efrp
bfrp
Cross Section Strain Distribution
Step1: Assume failure mode
Assume that section fails by concrete crushing after steel yields
ec = ecu = 0.0035
Thus: efrp = ecu (h-c)/c Eq. 4-6
es = ecu (d-c)/c Eq. 4-7
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Analysis Procedure
b ecu a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 2: Determine compressive stress block factors
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Analysis Procedure
b ecu a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 3: Determine neutral axis depth, c
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Analysis Procedure
b ecu a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 4: Check if assumed failure mode is correct
>
efrp = ecu (h-c)/c efrpu
?
Eq. 4-11
b ecu a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 5: Calculate factored moment resistance
a a
Mr = fsAsfy d - + ffrpAfrpEfrpefrp h- Eq. 4-12
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Analysis Procedure
b ecu a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 5: Calculate factored moment resistance
Check if internal steel yields to ensure adequate deformability
If yes, OK
es = ecu(d-c)/c >
? εy If no, reduce FRP
amount & recalculate
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Analysis Procedure
b ec a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrpu ffrpu Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 6: Assume different failure mode
Assume failure occurs by tensile failure of FRP
efrp = efrpu
Thus:
ec < ecu
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Analysis Procedure
b ec a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrpu ffrpu Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 7: Determine depth of neutral axis
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Analysis Procedure
b ec a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrpu ffrpu Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 8: Check if assumed failure mode is correct
ec < ecu
efrpu c / (h-c) < ecu
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Analysis Procedure
b ec a1Φcf’c
c a = b1c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrpu ffrpu Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
Step 9: Calculate factored moment resistance
a a
Mr = fsAsfy d - + ffrpAfrpEfrpefrpu h- Eq. 4-17
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With Compression Steel
b ecu a1Φcf’c
e’s f’s a = b1c Cs
A’s c
d Cc
h
As
es
fs Ts
efrp ffrp Tfrp
bfrp Equiv. Stress
Cross Section Strain Distribution Stress Distribution Distribution
• Similar analysis procedure
Add a compressive stress resultant
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Tee Beams
bf
hf c
h
= +
Afrp
bfrp Mr Mrf Mrw
• Similar analysis procedure
Neutral axis in flange: treat as rectangular section
Neutral axis in web: treat as tee section
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Flexural Example
Problem statement
Calculate the moment resistance (Mr) for an FRP-
strengthened rectangular concrete section
Section information
d = 325 mm
Afrp = 60 mm2
h = 350 mm
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Flexural Example
Solution
Step 1: Assumed failure mode
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Flexural Example
Solution
Step 2: Calculate concrete stress block factors
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Flexural Example
Solution
Step 3: Find depth of neutral axis, c
Use Equation 4-10:
Solution
Step 4: Check failure mode
350 - 90.5
efrp = 0.0035
90.5
efrp = 0.01 < efrpu = 0.0155
Solution
Step 4: Check failure mode
To promote ductility, check that steel has yielded:
d-c
es = ecu
c
325 - 90.5
es = 0.0035 = 0.009 > 0.002 = ey
90.5
If the steel had NOT yielded, the beam failure could be expected
to be less ductile, and we would need to carefully check the
deformability of the member
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Flexural Example
Solution
Step 5: Calculate moment resistance
a a
Mr = fsAsfy d - + ffrpAfrpEfrpefrp h- Eq. 4-12
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Shear Strengthening
Assumptions
• FRP sheets can be applied to provide shear resistance
• Many different possible configurations
May be aligned at
any angle to the
longitudinal axis
May be applied in
continuous sheets
or in finite widths
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Assumptions
• FRP sheets can be applied to provide shear resistance
• Many different possible configurations
ne = 2
May be applied
Section
on sides only or
as U-wraps
ne = 1
Section
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Assumptions
wfrp
To avoid stress
concentrations,
allow for a
b
minimum radius
of 15 mm
sfrp Section
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Design Principles
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Shear Strengthening
Design Principles
Shear resistance of a beam:
fs fy Av d
Vs = Eq. 4-20
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Design Principles
Shear resistance of a beam:
ffrp Afrp Efrp efrpe dfrp (sinb + cosb)
Vfrp Eq. 4-21
sfrp
=
a Afrp = 2 tfrp wfrp
a dfrp: distance from free end of FRP to
bottom of internal steel stirrups
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a Effective strain in FRP, efrpe:
2 tfrp wfrp
rfrp = Eq. 4-25
bw sfrp
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Design Principles
Another limit on effective strain in FRP, efrpe:
ak1k2Le
efrpe ≤ Eq. 4-26
9525
0.8
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a Effective anchorage length, Le:
25350
Le = 0.58
Eq. 4-29
tfrpEfrp
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Limit on spacing of strips, sfrp:
d
sfrp ≤ wfrp + Eq. 4-30
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Example
Problem statement
Calculate the shear capacity (Vr) for an FRP-strengthened
concrete section
Section information
4.76 mm Ø
λ = 1.0 tfrp = 1.3 mm
d = 325 mm
h = 350 mm
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Step 2: Determine Afrp, rfrp, Le for effective strain calculation
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Step 2: Determine Afrp, rfrp, Le for effective strain calculation
25350 25350
Le: Le = 0.58
= 0.58
tfrpEfrp 1.3 x 22700
Le = 64.8 mm
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Example
Solution
Step 3: Determine k1, k2 and effective strain, efrpe [Limit 2]
2/3 2/3
f’c 45
k1: k1 = = = 1.38
27.65 27.65
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Example
Solution
Step 3: Determine k1, k2 and effective strain, efrpe [Limit 2]
Note: This strain is one of three limits placed on the FRP
ak1k2Le
efrpe: efrpe ≤ Eq. 4-26
9525
f’c2/3 l2
R: R = al1
rfrp Efrp
45 2/3 0.47
R = 0.8 (1.23)
0.0124 (22700)
R = 0.229
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Solution
Step 4: Determine R and effective strain, efrpe [Limit 1]
Note: This strain is one of three limits placed on the FRP
efrpe = 0.0046
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Step 5: Determine governing effective strain, efrpe
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Step 6: Calculate contribution of FRP to shear capacity
ffrp Afrp Efrp efrpe dfrp (sinb + cosb)
Vfrp: Vfrp = Eq. 4-21
sfrp
0.5 (260) (22700) (0.004) (325) (sin90 + cos90)
Vfrp =
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Example
Solution
Step 7: Compute total shear resistance of beam
Vr = 64.4 kN
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Solution
Step 8: Check maximum shear strengthening limits
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Solution
Step 9: Check maximum band spacing
d
sfrp ≤ wfrp + Eq. 4-30
4
325
200 ≤ 100 +
4
200 ≤ 181
a Not true, therefore use 180 mm spacing
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Add’l Considerations
Load
FRP
No FRP
Fatigue
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Overview
• FRP sheets can be wrapped around
concrete columns to increase strength
• How it works:
Internal reinforcing steel
Concrete
FRP wrap
flfrp
Concrete
shortens…
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Overview
• The result:
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Circular Columns
Slenderness Limits
• Strengthening equations only valid for non-
slender columns. Thus, from CSA A23.3:
lu 6.25
≤ 0.5 Eq. 5-1
Dg Pf / f’cAg
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Circular Columns
Confinement
• Based on equilibrium, the lateral confinement
pressure exerted by the FRP, flfrp:
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Circular Columns
Confinement
• ISIS design guidelines suggest a
modification to f’cc:
FRP type
f’c
apc = performance coefficient depending on:
(currently taken as 1.0) member size
2 flfrp
ww = Eq. 5-5
fc f’c
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Confinement Limits
To ensure
Minimum Why? adequate Limit
confinement flfrp ≥ 4 MPa
ductility of
pressure column
To prevent
Maximum Why? excessive f’c 1
Limit
confinement flfrp ≤ - fc
deformations 2 apc ke
pressure of column
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Add’l Considerations
Shear
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Example
Problem statement
Determine the FRP wrap details for an RC column as
described below
Information
RC column factored axial resistance lu = 3000 mm f’c = 30 MPa
(pre-strengthening) = 3110 kN Dg = 500 mm ffrpu = 1200 MPa
New axial live load requirement PL = 1550 kN Ag = 196350 mm2 tfrp = 0.3 mm
New axial dead load requirement PD = 1200 kN Ast = 2500 mm2 ffrp = 0.75
New factored axial load, Pf = 4200 kN fy = 400 MPa
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Example
Solution
Step 1: Check if column remains short after strengthening
lu 6.25
≤ 0.5 Eq. 5-1
Dg Pf / f’cAg
3000 6.25
≤ 0.5
500 4200000/(30 x 196350)
6 ≤ 7.4
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Example
Solution
Step 2: Compute required confined concrete strength, f’cc
Take equation 5-9 and rearrange for f’cc:
Pf
- fs fy As
ke
a f’cc =
a1fc (Ag-
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Example
Solution
Step 2: Compute required confined concrete strength, f’cc
4200000
- 0.85 (400) (2500)
0.85
f’cc: f’cc =
0.81 (0.6) (196350-2500)
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Example
Solution
Step 3: Compute volumetric strength ratio, ww
Take equation 5-4 and rearrange for ww:
f’cc 43.4
-1 -1
f’c 30
ww: ww = =
apc 1
ww = 0.447
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Example
Solution
Step 4: Compute required confinement pressure, flfrp
Take equation 5-5 and rearrange for flfrp:
rfrp ffrp ffrpu 2 flfrp
ww = = Eq. 5-5
fc f’c fc f’c
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Example
Solution
Step 4: Compute required confinement pressure, flfrp
Check flfrp again confinement limits:
a Minimum: flfrp = 4.02 > 4.0
f’c 1
a Maximum: flfrp = 4.02 < - fc
2 apc ke
30 1
flfrp = 4.02 < - 0.6 = 8.65
2 (1) 0.85
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Example
Solution
Step 5: Compute required number of FRP layers
Take Equation 5-2 and rearrange for Nb:
2 Nb ffrp ffrpu tfrp
flfrp = Eq. 5-2
Dg
Solution
Step 6: Compute factored axial strength of FRP-wrapped column
Use Equations 5-2, 5-5, 5-4 and 5-9:
2 Nb ffrp ffrpu tfrp
flfrp: flfrp = = 4.32 MPa
Dg
2 flfrp
ww : ww = = 0.48
fc f’c
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Example
Solution
Step 6: Compute factored axial strength of FRP-wrapped column
Use Equations 5-2, 5-5, 5-4 and 5-9:
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Specifications
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Approval of FRP materials
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Prestressed FRP Sheets
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NSM Techniques
Maryland Bridge
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Constructed in 1969
Twin five-span continuous
precast prestressed girders
CFRP sheets to upgrade
shear capacity
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Prince George, BC
64 girder ends were shear
strengthened with CFRP
Increase in shear capacity of
15-20%
Upgrade completed in 6
weeks
Locations for FRP shear reinforcement
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Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie,
Quebec
Single-span, simply
supported tee-section bridge
Strengthened for flexure and
shear
Site preparation: 3 weeks,
FRP installation: 5 days
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