Sousana Tastani
An Example-Guide for Rapid Seismic Assessment and FRP Strengthening of Substandard RC Buildings
Tastani, Sousana; Thermou, Georgia
Authors
Dr GEORGIA THERMOU Georgia.Thermou@nottingham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering
Abstract
This paper presents a rapid seismic assessment and Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) retrofit design methodology which relies on the European design guidelines recently published in Chapter 8 of fib Bulletin 90 on the use of externally applied FRP reinforcement in the seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete (r.c.) structures. For this purpose, an example-guide is developed with step-by-step hand calculations aiming to facilitate engineers of practice and researchers working in the field to easily understand the proposed methodology. A three-storey, pilotis-type residential r.c. building is selected typical of the Mediterranean construction practice in the 1970s. The methodology followed only aims to provide preliminary results on seismic assessment and retrofitting before the implementation of more sophisticated analysis if need be (e.g., in case of irregular buildings). The assessment procedure identified that the columns of the ground storey, being the most critical structural elements for the stability of the structure, are vulnerable to brittle failure modes. To remove all the brittle failure modes attributed to inherent deficiencies and enhance the overall deformation capacity of the building, the strengthening schemes applied in the ground storey (pilotis) is a combination of local strengthening measures, such as FRP wrapping, and global interventions. The latter may refer to the addition of r.c. jacketing to the central column to remove slenderness and of metal X-braces to modify the lateral deflection shape of the building and thus moderate the interstorey displacement demand.
Citation
Tastani, S., & Thermou, G. (2022). An Example-Guide for Rapid Seismic Assessment and FRP Strengthening of Substandard RC Buildings. Applied Sciences, 12(24), Article 12950. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412950
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 12, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 16, 2022 |
Publication Date | Dec 16, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Feb 12, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 13, 2023 |
Journal | Applied Sciences |
Electronic ISSN | 2076-3417 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 24 |
Article Number | 12950 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412950 |
Keywords | Assessment; buildings; concrete; substandard r.c. detailing; global and local interventions; FRP jacketing |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14986763 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12950 |
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Applsci-12-12950
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Publisher Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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