Assessment of the efficiency of strengthening solutions in concrete structures by means of non-linear step by step analysis models

When designing a structural strengthening solution, the influence of the previous state of the structure on the capacity of the strengthened structure must be evaluated. In addition, strengthening interventions may involve operations such as partial unloading of the structure, placement and removal...

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Autores: Marí Bernat, Antonio Ricardo|||0000-0002-0994-0715, Bairán García, Jesús Miguel|||0000-0003-2831-1479, Oller Ibars, Eva|||0000-0002-0845-3587
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/385923
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/385923
https://dx.doi.org/10.33586/hya.2021.3043
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reinforced concrete
Strengthening
Remodelling
Non-linear analysis
Assessment
Prestressed concrete
Refuerzo
Remodelación
Análisis no-lineal
Evaluación
Hormigón armado
Hormigón pretensado
Formigó armat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Materials i estructures de formigó
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Sumario:When designing a structural strengthening solution, the influence of the previous state of the structure on the capacity of the strengthened structure must be evaluated. In addition, strengthening interventions may involve operations such as partial unloading of the structure, placement and removal of temporary shores, application of loads or pre-deformations, restoring of damaged reinforcement or spalled con-crete or constraining of lateral strains. Therefore, changes in the cross-section geometry and reinforcement, longitudinal scheme, support conditions, loads and state of stresses and strains, may take place. Furthermore, occurrence of phenomena producing a premature failure or a change in the failure mode, should be avoided. In order to account for such a large variety of causes and phenomena affecting the structural response, a nonlinear and time-dependent analysis model of 3D reinforced and prestressed concrete frames, capable of capturing different failure modes and taking into account the structural history, is described. The model has been verified with tests on strengthened structures available in the literature and has been applied to an actually remodeled structure, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of two different strengthening proposals, showing its capabilities to assess the efficiency of structural strengthening systems.