Research Article

Repairing and Strengthening of Damaged RC Columns Using Thin Concrete Jacketing

Table 1

Details of column specimens.

#DescriptionNotationColumn core (mm)Overall cross section (mm)Jacket thickness (mm)Number of samples

1UC unjacketed reference columnUC100 × 100Cross-sectional dimensions of UC and MC reference columns are fixed3
2MC monolithically cast reference columnsMC1150 × 1503
3MC2170 × 1703

4NSC-4.75 jacket, [A-B]Roughening surface by mechanical wire brushingA-W100 × 100150 × 150253
5B-W100 × 100170 × 170353
6Roughening surface by mechanical scarificationA-C100 × 100150 × 150253
7B-C100 × 100170 × 170353
8Bonding by using shear studsA-S100 × 100150 × 150253
9B-S100 × 100170 × 170353

10UHPFRSCC jacket, [X-Y]Roughening surface by mechanical wire brushingX-W100 × 100150 × 150253
11Y-W100 × 100170 × 170353
12Roughening surface by mechanical scarificationX-C100 × 100150 × 150253
13Y-C100 × 100170 × 170353
14Bonding by using shear studsX-S100 × 100150 × 150253
15Y-S100 × 100170 × 170353