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Guidelines for Seismic Design and Evaluation of Concrete Members Retrofitted using Externally Applied FRP PART I: FRP Jacketed Concrete Columns
Published
Author(s)
Sergio Brena, Wassim Ghannoum, Insung kim, Siamak Sattar
Abstract
This document contains provisions for the design and detailing of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) systems used to jacket concrete columns in seismic retrofit applications. Provisions to determine load-deformation parameters used for linear and nonlinear analysis of retrofitted columns are presented. Modeling parameters and acceptance criteria for concrete columns jacketed using FRP systems are provided in a format that allows their evaluation within the ASCE/SEI 41 and ACI 369.1 frameworks. The provisions of this document are not intended to be used outside the framework of ASCE/SEI 41 and ACI 369.1. Only carbon and glass FRP systems are treated in this document.
Brena, S.
, Ghannoum, W.
, Kim, I.
and Sattar, S.
(2025),
Guidelines for Seismic Design and Evaluation of Concrete Members Retrofitted using Externally Applied FRP PART I: FRP Jacketed Concrete Columns, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1333, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958098
(Accessed October 10, 2025)