Experimental investigation on the behaviour of patched reinforced concrete column under eccentric loading: a case of compression failure
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Abstract
The performance of reinforced concrete (RC) element may be deficient for a variety of causes. Correct actions should be taken to resume the performance of the deficient element to maintain the strength and serviceability of the structure. A deficient RC column element may be identified in the form of spalling of concrete cover. A patching method could be selected to recover the damaged area and, hopefully, regain the strength of the damaged RC column to its original value. This research aims to investigate the suitability of patch repair material to recover the performance of damaged RC column. The investigation is carried out by comparing the behaviour of patched RC columns with the corresponding normal RC column. The eccentric loading has been set up in this investigation to induce compression failure of the RC columns. The simulated area of damage is patched using unsaturated polyester resin mortar (UPR mortar). The results indicate that the mode of failure is not induced at the patched sections. The presence of patching causes a redistribution of stress at the patched section in such a way, so a higher stress transfer occurs in the undamaged zone and in the longitudinal reinforcements compared to those of the normal column. The capacity of the patched RC columns is only 71–92% of the normal RC column.
Keywords
Compression failure Eccentric loading Patch repair RC column Unsaturated polyester resin mortarIntroduction
Strength and serviceability are necessary criteria that should be satisfied in the design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures to ensure the safety and function of the buildings throughout their service life. Some of the structural elements may require more conservative limit of strength and serviceability compared to the other elements. For example, RC column must be designed in such a way to realise the principle of “strong column weak beam”. This means any excessive loading beyond the design loads which may be encountered by the structure should lead to a failure of the beam instead of the column. The conservative design of RC column is also reflected in the assigned strength reduction factor of this element, i.e. about 0.6 which is lower compared to that assigned for RC beam in flexure (0.8) (Committee 2008).
RC column is a part of the structural elements which is designed to withstand a combination of axial and flexural loading. The capacity of the RC column is provided by the combined action of the concrete and the embedded reinforcements. At ultimate loading, the failure mode of RC column may be initiated by compression failure. This circumstance usually occurs when the RC column is predominantly under large axial loading. On the other hand, if the predominant loading is the flexural one RC column tends to initiate failure by yielding of the tension reinforcements. Whichever the failure mode of the RC column is, the design must fulfil the limit of strength and serviceability as specified in the Codes (Committee 2008; International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib). Model Code 2010).
The design compliance of RC column to the specified Codes may not be conveyed into an actual structural performance due to various factors. For example, there may be a casting imperfection in the form of large voids as a result of inadequate consolidation of fresh concrete during construction of RC column. The present of this imperfect concrete will be the source of structural deficiency of RC column which may lead to a non-compliance to the limit of strength and serviceability (Achillopoulou and Karabnis 2015). The non-compliance of structural performance can also occur in the future although the RC structures were perfectly constructed. Throughout their life time, RC structures may deteriorate due to a variety of causes: an exposure to aggressive environment, a corrosion of the embedded reinforcement, an exposure to fire, an impact of seismic load, etc. The deterioration can affect the limit of strength and serviceability of the structures. Thus, any signs of deterioration that may occur in the RC column should be immediately resolved to maintain the strength and serviceability within an acceptable limit. Otherwise, the understrength of RC column can provoke disastrous event. Unlike that of RC beam where failure may result in a local collapse of the element, the failure of the RC column can trigger a global collapse of the whole buildings. Given the above considerations, it is vital to develop appropriate materials, technologies and methods to restore or even possibly increase the capacity of the deteriorated RC column so that the risk toward building collapse can be prevented. Current materials, technologies and methods for retrofitting RC column include: (a) increasing cross-section (Abdollahi et al. 2012; Tsonos 2010), (b) retrofitting using steel-jacket and infill concrete to form composite structures (He et al. 2017) and (c) retrofitting through confinement mechanisms using expanded metal mesh/EMM (El-kholy and Dahish 2016), fibre glass fly mesh/FGFM (Zhao and Hadi 2011), fibre-reinforced polymer/FRP (Vincent and Ozbakkaloglu 2013), steel-reinforced polymer/SRP (Napoli and Realfonso 2016), textile reinforced concrete/TRC (Tsesarsky et al. 2013), fibre reinforced cement-based matrix/FRC (Basalo et al. 2012), steel ring (Safitri and Imran 2017), etc.
The choice of repair and retrofitting to the deteriorated RC structures will be determined mainly by the type of the deterioration. For the case of deterioration in the form of spalling or delamination of concrete cover, a patching method is the first choice to be applied to recover the size of the damage concrete before further action of retrofitting method may be employed to strengthen the deficient RC column (Yaqub and Bailey 2011). The recommended procedures for implementing the patching method consist of removing parts of the damaged concrete, cleaning the exposed reinforcement, patching the area of the damaged using a suitable patch repair material and then finishing it with curing (Rio et al. 2008). The efficacy of the patch repair method will be affected by the properties of the repair material being used. Some Codes and Guidelines (European Standard 1997; International Concrete Repair Institute, Guide for selecting and specifying materials for repair of concrete surfaces. Technical Guidelines No. 03733, the International Concrete Repair Institute, Virginia, United States 1996) specify the minimum properties of the repair material which include compressive strength, flexural strength, elastic modulus, bond strength, shrinkage, creep, coefficient of thermal expansion, etc. In terms of structural performance, it is desired that executing a patching method with a suitable repair material will restore the strength and serviceability of the patched RC structure (Kristiawan et al. 2016). If this can be achieved, the patching to the deficient RC column may not require further action of retrofitting.
Previous researches by other investigators showed a lack of strength recovery when different repair materials are used to repair damaged RC columns. Achillopoulou and Karabinis (Achillopoulou and Karabnis 2015) use a high strength fibre-reinforced thixotropic material to repair the casting imperfection of RC square columns. After repairing with this material, the RC columns have a lower load-carrying capacity compared to the non-damaged RC column. The reduction is up to 22% and it depends on the extent of damages. Yaqub and Bailey (Yaqub and Bailey 2011) use an epoxy resin to repair post-heated RC circular column. The result indicates that a patching to the spalling of post-heated RC column with epoxy resin could increase the capacity by 15% compared to the non-spalling post-heated RC column. However, the patching itself could not restore the original capacity of the unheated RC column unless it is combined with the FRP composite wrapping. Meanwhile, various types of polymer-modified cementitious mortars have been used by Porto et al. (2012) to repair RC square columns. The structural performance of the repaired RC columns is lower compared the non-damaged RC column. They identified that the elastic modulus and compressive strength of repair material are key properties for assessing the suitability of repair material to restore the RC columns. With elastic modulus and compressive strength most similar to the concrete substrate, it is expected the repair material will restore the structural performance of the damaged RC columns.
The spalling or delamination of concrete cover could occur anywhere along the height of the RC column. The previous researches as stated in the preceding paragraph represent repair where damages occur either locally or entirely along the height of the RC column. However, a critical situation arises when the damages are localised at a region around the beam-column joint. This type of localised damage is usually induced by large horizontal loadings (e.g. seismic load). The loads bring about an excessive superimposed moment and shear at the joint resulting in a localised damage in this region. The damage may be repaired by a patching method or a combination of patching with other retrofitting technique. The decision depends on the extent of damage and the intended performance level of the structure to anticipate future loadings. If patching method is the final option to be carried out to repair the damaged RC column, this method should guarantee that the patched RC column will have a similar performance to the undamaged RC column.
This research aims to investigate the structural performance of patched RC columns. The structural performance of the patched RC columns will be compared with that of normal RC column to assess the suitability of patch repair material to restore the performance of the damaged RC column. The localised damages at near the joint are chosen for this investigation with a variety of depths and zones of repair. The patch repair material is unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) mortar. This type of patch repair material has been developed by authors and its performance to restore the flexural and shear strength of RC beams has been identified (Supriyadi et al. 2015; Kristiawan et al. 2017). For this particular research, a case of RC column with compression failure mode under eccentric loading is set up for the investigation.
Experimental investigation
Materials
Mechanical properties of concrete and UPR mortar
Specimen ID | Concrete | UPR mortar | ||
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Compressive strength (MPa) | Elastic modulus (MPa)a | Compressive strength (MPa) | Elastic modulus (MPa) | |
CN | 22.40 | 22,244.45 | – | – |
CR-1 | 24.29 | 23,163.89 | 68.00 | 9366.68 |
CR-2 | 27.90 | 24,825.61 | 68.00 | 9366.68 |
CR-3 | 27.98 | 24,861.17 | 65.00 | 10,031.32 |
Concrete having an average strength of 25 MPa was mixed to be used for producing parent concrete (RC columns). The actual strength of the casting concrete for the production of RC column could vary as shown in Table 1. The variation of the strengths will be taken into account in the analysis of the results. Meanwhile, the steel reinforcements have a yield strength of about 296 MPa.
RC column specimens
a Reinforcements detail of CN column. b Reinforcements detail of CR-1 column. c Reinforcements detail of CR-2 column. d Reinforcements detail of CR-3 column
Testing RC column
Fitting the RC column specimen to restrain translation and rotational movement at the beam-column joint
Results and discussion
Modes of failure
a Failure mode of CN column. b Failure mode of CR-1 column. c Failure mode of CR-2 column. d Failure mode of CR-3 column
Load-axial strain
Load-axial strain relationship
Strain distribution across the section at various load level
Load–lateral deflection
Load–lateral deflection of column
Effect of patching on the load–lateral deflection
Effect of patching on the normalised load–lateral deflection
Strain and the corresponding stress distribution at a load of 10.8 tonne
Ultimate load
The failure load of the patched repair columns is in the range of 24.5–29.3 tonne which are comparable to that of normal column (CN). However, if individual compressive strength of concrete for the production of each column is taken into account, the failure (normalised) load of the patched repair columns is reduced to 19.6–25.3 tonne. This range of load represents 71–92% of the normal column (CN).
Experimental value of Pn and Mn compared to theoretical interaction diagram of CNs
Conclusions
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The compression failure mode of patched RC column is identified by the spalling of concrete cover at a zone with higher stress concentration, i.e. right under the applied load.
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The variation of stresses across the patched section is influenced by the confinement of stirrup resulting in low stress distribution in the unconfined zone.
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The presence of patching causes a redistribution of stress at the patched section in such a way so a higher stress transfer occurs in the undamaged zone and in the longitudinal reinforcements compared to those of the normal column.
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The patching thickness and patching zone affect the load–lateral deflection behaviour of patched RC columns where the behaviour could be related to the stress distribution across the patched sections.
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A patching method using an UPR mortar could not regain the original capacity of RC columns.
Notes
Acknowledgments
The research is financially supported by Directorate Research and Community Services, the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Indonesia through Competence Based Research Scheme (Contract No. 873/UN27.21/PP/2017).
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