Formation of the Equivalent Elastic Modules of RC

Column Strengthened with RC Jacket

MAGDY ABD EL MOHSEN1, AYMAN SUMMRA1
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Assistant Prof., Al-Azhar University Cairo Egypt

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1- Introduction
Formulation of the equivalent concrete compressive strength fcu eq , Eeq and Geq has
not done before in a rational way except in (1), a simple formation of equivalent fcu eq and
Eeq of the Jacked column has been given.
In our paper we use the same formulation but in a more simple way of deriving
equivalent fcu eq and hence Eeq which match completely with published ones. Also, based on
structure mechanics, another Eqns. have been derived to get equivalent Eeq & Geq.

2- Approximate Method of getting Equivalent fcu eq & Eeq:

For the shown RC column strengthened with RC Jacket, Figure (1) and knowing that the
existing column's fcu = 15 MPa
and for the RC Jackets fcu = 25 MPa,
From Eqn. (1 a), fcu eq is given as follows:
fcu eq

= (12 X 0.3 X 0.3) + 4 X 25 X (0.3 X 0.15) + (4 X 25 X 0.15 X 0.15) / (0.6 X 0.6)

= 21.75 MPa

(1 a)

We suggest another simple Eqn. as follows:

fcu eq. =

0.3 0.3 12 (0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3) 25

= 21.75 MPa
0.6 0.6

(1 b)

From Eqn. (1 a)
Eeq= 11000 3 f cueq = 11000 3 21.75 = 30705

(1 c)

We suggest the following two Eqns. for getting Eeq. :

From fcu = 12 MPa

Eeq

21.75
11003 12
12

= 45645

(1 d)

From fcu = 25 MPa

Eeq=

21.75
110003 25
25

= 27983

(1 e)

The ratio of the Eeq given by Eqn. (1 e) to that given by (1 c) is 0.91, so we can use also
Eqn. (1 e).

3- Strength of Materials Principles

We can get the equivalent Eeq as follows:
The strain in the RC jacketed column is equal to that of the existing column and RC jacket.
According to Ref. (2), see Fig. (2), we get:
Pexist
Pt

Eeq At Eexist Aexist

Pexist A
P
Pt
exist
t

Eeq At Eexist Aexist E

A
E
A
jacket jacket
exist exist

Pt
Pt

Eeq At Eexist Aexist E

A
jacket jacket

A
Eeq At = Eexist Aexist E
jacket jacket

Eeq =

Eexist Aexist E

A
jacket jacket

At

For the previous example:

Eeq

110003 12 0.3 0.3 110003 25 0.29

0.09 0.27
30419 Mpa

This equals to 30705 MPa for all practical purposes.

Also, the equivalent shear modulus Geq, can be given as:

(2)

Geq

Gexist Aexist G
A
jacket jacket
At

(3)

It has to be noted that in Ref.(3) a correction coefficient has to be introduced such that:
R
R

drep

0.8

And

dmonol

K rep
K

0.8

(4)

monol

In our example:
Ratio =

110003 12
0.828 (OK)
30419

4- Conclusion:
A more rigorous and practical derivation of the equivalent fcu eq and elastic moduluie of RC
column strengthened with RC jacket has been done and compared with a quite good rough
technique and it is found that it does give an accurate prediction of the values of fcu eq., Eeq
and Geq.

5- References:
1- Evaluation de Performance Para sis miques des portiques en BA Renforces par
Chemisage en Betonarme et par Bandage en CF RP, Memoire de Magistere
Constantine, 2010.
2- P.S. Timoshenko, Mechanics of Materials, 2nd Ed.
3- Hamidreza Nasersaeed, Evaluation of Behavior and Seismic Retrofitting of RC
Structures by Concrete Jacket, Asian Jn. of Applied Sciences 4(3): 211-228, 2011.