Research Article

Cyclic Behavior of Retrofitted Low- and High-Strength Concrete Scaled Bridge Piers under Quasistatic Loading

Table 1

Material properties used in SiesmoStruct.

DescriptionLimits

Unconfined concrete
Compressive strength (psi)6192
Tensile strength (psi)382
Strain at peak stress0.0018
Confinement factor1.0

Steel reinforcement
Modulus of elasticity (psi)29000000
Yield strength (psi)83000
Fracture/buckling strain0.067

CRFP
Thickness (in)0.04
Tensile strength (psi)153000
Confinement factor1.981
FRP jacket elastic modulus (psi)9400000
FRP jacket ultimate strain0.01
Radius of rounding corner (in)1.50