Document Type
Article
Abstract
The reliability of reinforced concrete bridge columns strengthened with externally bonded, steel-fiber reinforced polymer fabric subjected to blast loads was investigated. Columns were modeled with a nonlinear finite element approach that considers material damage, fracture, and separation. Different concrete strengths, longitudinal reinforcement ratios, and gravity and blast load levels were considered, while uncertainties in material strength and stiffness parameters, as well as load characteristics, were incorporated in the probabilistic analysis. It was found that the use of SFRP can allow significant increases in blast load while maintaining the same level of column reliability.
Disciplines
Civil Engineering | Construction Engineering and Management | Structural Engineering | Transportation Engineering
Recommended Citation
Alsendi, A. and Eamon, C. “Reliability of SFRP-strengthened RC bridge columns subjected to blast loads.” J. Risk Uncertainty Eng. Syst.. Accepted for publication.
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Comments
This is the Final Draft version, submitted to ASCE after peer review and prior to copyediting or other ASCE production activities, of an article accepted for publication in the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems. Access to the article will be provided once it has been published by the ASCE.