Asian Journal of Applied Sciences1996-3343xxxx-xxxxKnowledgia Review10.3923/ajaps.2008.217.227DaneshF. EsmaeeliE. AlamM. Farid 3200813In this research, effectiveness of GFRP layers
for joint shear strengthening of two-way corner beam-column connection
is studied through a finite element model. To this purpose, a model based
on previous experimental test on one-way strengthened connection is made
using general purpose finite element code ABAQUS. The FEM results are
validated by comparison with the test results. This model was developed
to analyze rehabilitation of two-way corner RC beam-column connection.
Two models including the original and strengthened specimen (with L shape
GFRP layers) were analyzed. Comparing the results of the models indicated
the effectiveness of the proposed strengthening scheme in reducing story
drift, increasing ultimate load carrying capacity and changing the shear
failure mode to a relatively ductile mode.]]>ACI-ACSE Committee 352,20022002ACI Committee 318,20022002Antonopoulos, C.P. and T.C. Triantafillou,200264151Antonopoulos, C.P. and T.C. Triantafillou,200373949El-Amoury, T. and A. Ghobarah,20022413971407Engindeniz, M., L.F. Kahn and A. Zureick,2005102187197Ghobarah, A. and A. Said,20015113129Ghobarah, A. and A. Said,200224881888Karayannis, C.G. and G.M. Sirkelis,200837769790Lee, J. and G.L. Fenves,1998124892900Lubliner, J., J. Oliver, S. Oller and E. Onate,198925299329Saenz, L.P.,19646112291235Shirai, N. and T. Sato,19846457468Tsai, S.W. and E.M. Wu,197155880Tsonos, A.G. and K. Stylianidis,2002165672