Reliability of Using 3-D Woven Polypropylene Fiber in Strengthening of a Large-Scale RC Structure Subjected to Seismic Loads

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-520

  Abdo, Mohamed Abdel Basset ^a   Hori, Muneo ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 D woven polypropylene fiber; Reinforced concrete structure; Shaking table and seismicloading; Strengthening repairing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859174808     PISSN: 13198025     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-012-0208-3     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Kosmatka J. B., Ricles J. M.: Damage detection in structures by modal vibration characterization. J. Struct. Eng. ASCE. 125(12), 1384-1392 (1999).
2. Abdo, M. A.-B.: Structural health monitoring using changes in dynamic characteristics. Ph. D. thesis, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2002).
3. Hosny, A.-H. H.; Abdelrahman, A. A.: Research progress in Egypt on strengthening concrete structures with FRP. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
4. Oliveto G., Decanini L. D.: Repair and retrofit of a six storey reinforced concrete building damaged by the earthquake in south-east Sicily on the 13th December 1990. Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng. 17, 57-71 (1990).
5. Toutanji, H.; Zhang, Y.: Moment-strain relationships of RC beams externally bonded with CFRP sheets. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
6. Hamoush A., Ahmed S. H.: Concrete crack repair by stitches. J. Mater. Struct. 30(201), 418-423 (1997).
7. Naaman, A. E.: Parameters influencing the flexural and shear response of RC beams strengthened with CFRP laminates. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
8. Helmy, A. I. I.: Fire protection of reinforced concrete columns retrofitted using advanced composite materials. In: 10th international colloquium on structural and geotechnical engineering, 10th ICSGE, Ain Shams University, Cairo (2003).
9. Tang, B. M.: FRP composite technology brings advantages to the American bridge building industry. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
10. Ebied, U.; Marzouk, H.: Code verification for FRP externally reinforced concrete slabs. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
11. Lopez, M. M.: Development of a finite element model of RC beams strengthened with CFRP laminates. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
12. Haroun, M. A.; Mosallam, A. S.; Allam, K. H.: In-plane shear behavior of masonry walls strengthened by FRP laminates. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
13. Boothby, T. E.: FRP composites in historic preservation. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
14. Schnerch, D.; Stanford, K.; Lanier, B.; Rizkalla, S.: Use of high modulus carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) for strengthening steel structures. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
15. Fam, A.; Mandal, S.; Schnerch, D.; Rizkalla, S.: Rectangular concrete-filled GFRP tubes as flexural and axial members. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
16. Helmy, A. I. I.: Retrofitting of RC elements using locally available bi-directional polypropylene fiber from wheat flour sacs. In: The second international workshop on structural composites for infrastructure applications, Cairo (2003).
17. Mayorca, P.: Strengthening of unreinforced masonry structures in earthquake prone regions. Ph. D. dissertation, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2003).
18. Macabuag, J.; Smith, A.; Redman, T.; Bhattacharya, S.: Investigating the use of polypropylene for seismic retrofitting of masonry buildings in developing countries. In: 11th international conference on non-conventional materials and technologies (NOCMAT 2009), Bath (2009).
19. Fergany, E. A.: Prediction of ground motion and its application to earthquake engineering for strategic zones in north Egypt. Ph. D. thesis, Faculty of Science, Mansura University (2003).
20. Zarnic R., Gostic S., Crewe A., Taylor K.: Shaking table tests of 1: 4 reduced-scale models of masonry infilled reinforced concrete frame buildings. Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn. 30, 819-834 (2001).
21. Chopra A. K., Clough D. P., Clough R. W.: Earthquake resistance of buildings with a soft first storey. Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn. 1, 347-355 (1973).
22. Reynolds, P.; Pavic, A.: Comparison of forced and ambient vibration measurements on a bridge. In: Proceedings of the 19th international modal analysis conference, pp. 846-851 (2001).
23. Schwarz, B.; Richardson, M.: Post-processing ambient and forced response bridge data to obtain modal parameters. In: Proceedings of the 19th international modal analysis conference, pp. 829-835 (2001).
24. Bendat J. S., Piersol A. G.: Engineering Applications of Correlation and Spectral Analysis. Wiley, New York (1993).
25. Saito T., Yokota H.: Evaluation of dynamic characteristics of high-rise buildings using system identification techniques. J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn. 59, 299-307 (1996).
26. MATLAB version 7, The Mathworks Inc. (2007).