O efeito de confinamento do concreto em pilares submetidos à compressão axial traz diversos benefícios ao seu comportamento estrutural, dentre os quais destacam-se o aumento na resistência à compressão axial do concreto pela ação das pressões laterais, e a melhoria da ductilidade do elemento estrutural. Em função destas vantagens, o confinamento é uma das principais técnicas de reforço de pilares de concreto. Porém, dependendo da forma da seção transversal, a eficiência do reforço pode ficar comprometida em função da distribuição da pressão de confinamento. No caso de pilares de seção circular, esta distribuição é uniforme. Já em pilares de seção quadrada e retangular, existe concentração de tensão nos cantos da seção transversal, o que, no caso de reforço por encamisamento com PRFC, pode causar a ruptura prematura da camisa, resultando num reforço ineficiente. Com o intuito de considerar as diferentes configurações da distribuição da pressão de confinamento, utiliza-se um coeficiente de forma, que em seções diferentes da circular (para a qual este coeficiente é igual à unidade), minora o valor da pressão de confinamento, o qual é utilizado na previsão da carga de ruptura do pilar reforçado. Este trabalho tem como objetivo central o estudo de vários tipos de seção transversal com o intuito de avaliar a sua influência na eficiência do reforço e da ductilidade do elemento estrutural. Para tal, foram realizadas simulações experimentais com pilares de seção transversal circular, quadrada e retangular com os cantos arredondados, elíptica e uma seção composta por semicírculos. Os resultados demonstram que uma forma de seção transversal adequada é essencial para um bom desempenho do pilar reforçado, sendo assim, as seções transversais que apresentaram os melhores resultados foram a circular, a elíptica e a composta por semicírculos / The effect of the concrete confinement in columns submitted to the axial compression brings many benefits to its structural behavior, amongst them the increase of the axial compressive strength due to the action of the lateral pressures and the improvement of the ductility. In function of these advantages, the confinement is one of the main techniques for strengthening of concrete columns. However, depending on the shape of the cross section, the efficiency of the reinforcement can be impaired by the non-uniformity of the confinement pressure distribution. In the case of circular cross section columns, this distribution is uniform. Otherwise, in square and rectangular cross section columns, there is a pressure concentration at the cross section corners. In case of CFRP jackets, the pressure concentration leads to a premature rupture of the jacket, resulting in an inefficient reinforcement. Intending to consider the different confinement pressure distributions, a shape coefficient is applied to cross sections with distinguished shape from the circular one (for which this coefficient is equal to the unit), to correct the confinement pressure value. The corrected pressure is applied in theoretical evaluations of the column’s load carrying capacity. The main objective of work is to analyze the structural behavior of strengthened concrete columns with different shape cross-sections, evaluating the influences in the efficiency of the jacketing and in the ductility of the structural element. Experimental simulations were made in columns with the following cross section shapes: circular, square and rectangular with rounded corners, elliptical and a section composed by semicircles. The results demonstrated that an adequate shape of the cross-section is essential for a good performance of the strengthened columns. The cross sections that presented the best results were the circular, the elliptical and the one composed by semicircles

O efeito de confinamento do concreto em pilares submetidos à compressão axial traz diversos benefícios ao seu comportamento estrutural, dentre os quais destacam-se o aumento na resistência à compressão axial do concreto pela ação das pressões laterais, e a melhoria da ductilidade do elemento estrutural. Em função destas vantagens, o confinamento é uma das principais técnicas de reforço de pilares de concreto. Porém, dependendo da forma da seção transversal, a eficiência do reforço pode ficar comprometida em função da distribuição da pressão de confinamento. No caso de pilares de seção circular, esta distribuição é uniforme. Já em pilares de seção quadrada e retangular, existe concentração de tensão nos cantos da seção transversal, o que, no caso de reforço por encamisamento com PRFC, pode causar a ruptura prematura da camisa, resultando num reforço ineficiente. Com o intuito de considerar as diferentes configurações da distribuição da pressão de confinamento, utiliza-se um coeficiente de forma, que em seções diferentes da circular (para a qual este coeficiente é igual à unidade), minora o valor da pressão de confinamento, o qual é utilizado na previsão da carga de ruptura do pilar reforçado. Este trabalho tem como objetivo central o estudo de vários tipos de seção transversal com o intuito de avaliar a sua influência na eficiência do reforço e da ductilidade do elemento estrutural. Para tal, foram realizadas simulações experimentais com pilares de seção transversal circular, quadrada e retangular com os cantos arredondados, elíptica e uma seção composta por semicírculos. Os resultados demonstram que uma forma de seção transversal adequada é essencial para um bom desempenho do pilar reforçado, sendo assim, as seções transversais que apresentaram os melhores resultados foram a circular, a elíptica e a composta por semicírculos / The effect of the concrete confinement in columns submitted to the axial compression brings many benefits to its structural behavior, amongst them the increase of the axial compressive strength due to the action of the lateral pressures and the improvement of the ductility. In function of these advantages, the confinement is one of the main techniques for strengthening of concrete columns. However, depending on the shape of the cross section, the efficiency of the reinforcement can be impaired by the non-uniformity of the confinement pressure distribution. In the case of circular cross section columns, this distribution is uniform. Otherwise, in square and rectangular cross section columns, there is a pressure concentration at the cross section corners. In case of CFRP jackets, the pressure concentration leads to a premature rupture of the jacket, resulting in an inefficient reinforcement. Intending to consider the different confinement pressure distributions, a shape coefficient is applied to cross sections with distinguished shape from the circular one (for which this coefficient is equal to the unit), to correct the confinement pressure value. The corrected pressure is applied in theoretical evaluations of the column’s load carrying capacity. The main objective of work is to analyze the structural behavior of strengthened concrete columns with different shape cross-sections, evaluating the influences in the efficiency of the jacketing and in the ductility of the structural element. Experimental simulations were made in columns with the following cross section shapes: circular, square and rectangular with rounded corners, elliptical and a section composed by semicircles. The results demonstrated that an adequate shape of the cross-section is essential for a good performance of the strengthened columns. The cross sections that presented the best results were the circular, the elliptical and the one composed by semicircles

Ein Ziel des Sonderforschungsbereiches 528 war, das Verbundsystem auf allen Skalenebenen so präzise beschreiben zu können, dass eine hinreichende Genauigkeit bei der Berechnung des Tragverhaltens von Stahlbetonbauteilen mit Textilbetonverstärkung nicht nur bei der Nachrechnung, sondern auch bei der Prognose erreicht wird. Die Vorhersagequalität von Tragfähigkeiten für die Biege-, Querkraft- und Normalkraftverstärkung wurde mit Hilfe von Großversuchen nachgewiesen, deren Ergebnisse vor der Berechnung nicht bekannt waren. Anhand der bereitgestellten Materialparameter und Geometriedaten wurde in den numerischen Teilprojekten sowie in einem experimentell orientierten Teilprojekt das Tragverhalten prognostiziert. Danach wurden die Versuche durchgeführt. Die prognostizierten Traglasten wurden durch die Experimente bestätigt. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert auf die Querkraftverstärkung, da eine detaillierte Beschreibung aller Versuche den Rahmen sprengen würde. / One aim of the developments in the SFB 528 was the description of the compound system as precisely as possible at all scale levels that an adequate precision is not achieved by reinforced concrete components at the calculation of the load carrying behaviour with TRC reinforcements only at the historical calculation but also at the forecast. The forecast quality of load-capacities for the bend, shear and normal force strengthenings was proved with the help of large-scale experiments whose results were not confessed before the calculation. With the provided material parameters and geometry data the load carrying behaviour was forecast in the numeric subprojects as well as in an experimentally oriented subproject. After that the tests were carried out. The forecast loads were confirmed by the experiments. The paper on hand focuses on the shear strengthening since a detailed description of all tests would go beyond the scope.

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Umschnürung von gedrungenen Stahlbetonstützen mittels Kohlefasergelegen. Die durch Epoxidharz mit dem Altbeton verbundenen Kohlefasern (CFK-Umschnürung) bewirken hierbei eine starke Behinderung der Querdehnung des Betons, wodurch dieser in einen dreidimensionalen Spannungszustand versetzt wird. Die Betondruckfestigkeit kann dadurch nachträglich deutlich gesteigert und das Verformungsverhalten positiv beeinflusst werden. Forschungsaufgabe war es, Wissenslücken und aufgeworfene Fragen, die sich aus einer intensiven Literaturrecherche zur Thematik ergaben, zu schließen und einen eigenen Bemessungsansatz zu entwickeln. Hierzu wurden Beton- und Stahlbetondruckglieder mit verschiedenen Abmessungen und Durchmessern sowie unterschiedlichen Längs- und Querbewehrungsgehalten hergestellt. Danach erfolgte die Umschnürung dieser Prüfkörper mit verschiedenen CFK-Materialien in variierenden Dicken und anschließende Bauteiltests in Form von weggesteuerten Druckversuchen. Neben dem Materialverhalten konnten mittels elektrischen Messsystemen, wie z. B. induktiven Wegaufnehmern sowie auf den Prüfkörpern aufgebrachten Dehnungsmessstreifen, auch die Versagenszustände zuverlässig bestimmt werden. Die Auswertung und Interpretation der gewonnenen Daten mündete in empirischen Gleichungen zur Beschreibung der maximalen Druckfestigkeit und Dehnung von CFK-umschnürten Bauteilen aus unbewehrtem oder bewehrtem Beton. Darüber hinaus konnten Aussagen zur tatsächlichen Bruchdehnung der eingesetzten Kohlefasern getroffen und entsprechende Abminderungsfaktoren abgeleitet werden. Unter Berücksichtigung der Datenreihen anderer Forschergruppen wurde die eigene Datenbasis vergrößert und die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse bestätigt. Als Ergebnis steht ein empirischer Bemessungsansatz zur Verfügung, der Bemessungsgleichungen zur Querschnittstragfähigkeit und zugehörigen Dehnung von CFK-umschnürten unbewehrten und bewehrten kreisrunden Stützenquerschnitten bietet. Darüber hinaus können Spannungs-Dehnungs-Beziehungen hergeleitet werden. Durch die Entwicklung von charakteristischen Bemessungsgleichungen gelingt eine einfache Implementierung in bestehende Sicherheitskonzepte. Das entwickelte Modell oder Teile davon eignen sich zur Verwendung in den zur Entstehungszeit der Dissertation vorhandenen Bemessungsvorschriften oder können zu deren Verbesserung herangezogen werden. / This thesis deals with the confinement of short reinforced concrete (RC) columns by carbon-fibre-sheets (CF sheet). In doing so, the connection of concrete surface and CF sheet is enabled by an epoxy resin (CFRP confinement). Thereby, concrete’s lateral expansion is efficiently restricted in cases of imposed axial compressive deformation; therefore, the elastic CFRP resisting response generates an ever increasing lateral compressive stress state on concrete, leading to structural upgrade of the member core to provide a remarkable higher concrete strength and sufficient deformability. Research assignment was to solve open-ended questions and knowledge gaps, which unfolded during an intense literature review, and to present an own proposal of a material model. For this, plain and reinforced concrete columns with different geometrical shape, variable diameter, and different longitudinal and transverse reinforcement elements were produced, and were confined with different CF sheets in variable thickness. Executed deformation controlled compression tests provided investigations concerning the structural behaviour of the test specimens, and electrical measurement techniques such as LVTD and strain gauges enabled a sufficient monitoring of failure modes. The evaluation and interpretation of the received data resulted in empirical equations to predict the ultimate strength and accompanying ultimate axial strain of CFRP confined columns with and without reinforcement. Furthermore, the tests allowed conclusions concerning the rupture strain of the deployed CFRP confinements, and leaded to FRP efficiency factors, capable to predict the actual ultimate strain of the reinforcing fibres. Further data bases, which are available in literature, confirmed the own proposals. As a result, this thesis provides an empirical material model, which deals with proper design equations to predict the load bearing capacity and the deformability of CFRP confined plain and reinforced circular concrete columns. Moreover, it is possible to generate entire stress-strain curves in axial direction. Developed characteristic equations and values allow an easy implementation in existing limit state concepts. The developed model or parts of it are sufficient to be implemented in design guidelines, or they may help to enhance them.

Ein Ziel des Sonderforschungsbereiches 528 war, das Verbundsystem auf allen Skalenebenen so präzise beschreiben zu können, dass eine hinreichende Genauigkeit bei der Berechnung des Tragverhaltens von Stahlbetonbauteilen mit Textilbetonverstärkung nicht nur bei der Nachrechnung, sondern auch bei der Prognose erreicht wird. Die Vorhersagequalität von Tragfähigkeiten für die Biege-, Querkraft- und Normalkraftverstärkung wurde mit Hilfe von Großversuchen nachgewiesen, deren Ergebnisse vor der Berechnung nicht bekannt waren. Anhand der bereitgestellten Materialparameter und Geometriedaten wurde in den numerischen Teilprojekten sowie in einem experimentell orientierten Teilprojekt das Tragverhalten prognostiziert. Danach wurden die Versuche durchgeführt. Die prognostizierten Traglasten wurden durch die Experimente bestätigt. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert auf die Querkraftverstärkung, da eine detaillierte Beschreibung aller Versuche den Rahmen sprengen würde. / One aim of the developments in the SFB 528 was the description of the compound system as precisely as possible at all scale levels that an adequate precision is not achieved by reinforced concrete components at the calculation of the load carrying behaviour with TRC reinforcements only at the historical calculation but also at the forecast. The forecast quality of load-capacities for the bend, shear and normal force strengthenings was proved with the help of large-scale experiments whose results were not confessed before the calculation. With the provided material parameters and geometry data the load carrying behaviour was forecast in the numeric subprojects as well as in an experimentally oriented subproject. After that the tests were carried out. The forecast loads were confirmed by the experiments. The paper on hand focuses on the shear strengthening since a detailed description of all tests would go beyond the scope.