Analytical modeling of concrete columns confined by FRP

FRP-encased concrete columns benefit from a confining effect due to the restraint of the lateral expansion. This effect increases the strength and the ductility of the concrete inside the FRP shell. A number of empirical models predicting the behaviour of steel- and FRP-confined concrete have been...

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Main Author: Becque, Jurgen
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2146