FRP Composite in Mitigating Seismic Risk of RC Structures in Near-Fault Regions with/without Aftershocks

Figure 7

Examples of hysteretic behaviours of a plastic hinge under seismic sequences. (a) Original plastic hinge under mainshock (left) and seismic sequence 1 (right). (b) Original plastic hinge under mainshock (left) and seismic sequence 2 (right). (c) FRP retrofitted plastic hinge under mainshock (left) and seismic sequence 1 (right). (d) FRP retrofitted plastic hinge under mainshock (left) and seismic sequence 2 (right).

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