A constitutive model of concrete confined by steel reinforcements and steel jackets

In this paper, a total of 60 concrete cylinders 30 cm in diameter and 60 cm in length confined by steel jack- ets of different thicknesses and different types of lateral steel reinforcements are tested to obtain the stress-strain curves of the cylinders. A constitutive model is proposed to describe the behavior of concrete confined by steel rein- forcement, steel jackets, and both steel reinforcement and steel jackets used to retrofit and strengthen reinforced con- crete structures. The confined concrete stress-strain curve of the proposed model is divided into two regions: the curve in the first region is approximated using a second-order polynomial equation, and that in the second region using an nth-order power-law equation, where n is a function of the unconfined concrete strength and the lateral confining stress. The results of the experiments show that different types of lateral steel reinforcement contribute greatly to the compressive strength of concrete cylinders confined by the reinforcement. Comparing the stress-strain curves of the uniaxial test with that from the proposed model, we conclude that the proposed model for concrete confined by a steel jacket and lateral steel reinforcement can predict the experimental results very well.

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