Hybrid confinement of high strength concrete using shape memory alloys and fiber-reinforced polymers
Abstract
AbstractThis exploratory study investigates an innovative hybrid confinement technique for high-strength concrete (HSC) which combines traditional passive confinement applied using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets with active confinement applied using thermally pre-stressed shape memory alloy (SMA) spirals. Normal strength concrete (NSC) and HSC cylinder specimens, confined either with traditional FRP confinement or hybrid confinement, are tested under uniaxial cyclic compression. Test...