Externally Bonded MBrace®

FRP Reinforcement
Composite Strengthening System

Axial Enhancement of Prismatic Columns by FRP Jacketing Version 4.0

This program will compute the moment-axial interaction diagram for a prismatic column confined by the
MBrace composite strengthening system. This program is applicable to regularly reinforced concrete
elements. For details on the calculation procedures used in this program, please refer to ACI 440.2R-02

The program requires the user to provide structural geometries, material properties, and loading
configurations. All required input fields are highlighted in blue and located at the beginning of this document.
The units for each input variable are noted in brackets. Replace ONLY the values on the right hand side of
the variable definitions; any change to the variable names will result in unexpected results.

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 Project: Project Name
Condition: Design Condition
Designed by: Engineer
Company
Date: Date

Known Information about the Existing Column

Section Dimensions
h := 18 Total section height (dimension perpendicular to major axis of bending) [in]
b := 18 Total section width (dimension parallel to major axis of bending) [in]

Reinforcement Layout
Include up to 5 layers of longitudinal steel reinforcement

As1 := 3 ⋅ 1.56 Area of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 1 [in2]

ds1 := 2 Depth of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 1 [in]

As2 := 2 ⋅ 1.56 Area of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 2 [in2]

ds2 := 9 Depth of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 2 [in]

As3 := 3 ⋅ 1.56 Area of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 3 [in2]

ds3 := 16 Depth of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 3 [in]

As4 := 0 Area of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 4 [in2]

ds4 := 0 Depth of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 4 [in]

As5 := 0 Area of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 5 [in2]

ds5 := 0 Depth of longitudinal steel reinforcement - layer 5 [in]

Existing Material Properties

fy := 60000 Yield strength of the longitudinal steel reinforcement [psi]

Es := 29000000 Modulus of elasticity of the longitudinal steel reinforcement [psi]

f'c := 5000 Nominal compressive strength of the concrete [psi]

νc := 0.19 Poisson's ratio for concrete (0.19 recommended)

εcr := 0.0002 Concrete tensile strain at cracking (0.0002 recommended)

εtmax := 0.004 Maximum transverse concrete strain to maintain shear integrity (0.004 recommended)

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MBrace Design Information
MBrace Material Properties
Ef := 33000000 Tensile Modulus [psi]
εfu := 0.017 Rupture Strain [in/in]
tf := 0.0065 Nominal Thickness [in/ply]

Layout of the MBrace Reinforcement

wf := 12 Width of the MBrace strip [in]
sf := 12 Spacing of MBrace strips (for continuous jackets set sf = wf) [in]
n := 6 Number of MBrace plies

Calculation of the Confined Concrete Behavior

Preliminary Calculations
• Total area of longitudinal steel reinforcement [sq in]

Ast := As1 + As2 + As3 + As4 + As5

Ast = 12.48

• Steel reinforcement ratio

Ast
ρg :=
b⋅ h

ρg = 0.039

• Modulus of elasticity of the concrete [psi]

Ec := 57000 f'c

Ec = 4030509

• FRP reinforcement ratio

b + h⎞
⋅ ⎛⎜
wf
ρf := 2 ⋅ n ⋅ tf ⋅ ⎟ (ACI 440.2R-02 Eqn. 11-7)
sf ⎝ b⋅ h ⎠
ρf = 0.00867

• FRP confinement efficiency factor for rectangular columns (assuming a minimum edge radius of 3/4")

⎡ ( h − 1.5) 2 + ( b − 1.5) 2⎤
κa := 1 − ⎢ ⎥ (ACI 440.2R-02 Eqn. 11-8)
⎣ 3⋅ b ⋅ h⋅ ( 1 − ρg) ⎦

κa = 0.417

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Derivation of the Confined Concrete's Constitutive Behavior

• Function defining the confining pressure provided by the FRP jacket [psi]

κa⋅ ρf ⋅ Ef ⋅ εt
fcp ( εt) := (ACI 440.2R-02 Eqn. 11-3)
2

• Function defining the apparent concrete strength under a confining pressure fcp [psi]

⎛ 7.9⋅ fcp( εt) 2 ⋅ fcp( εt) ⎞

f'cc( εt) := f'c⋅ ⎜ 2.25⋅ 1 + − − 1.25⎟ (ACI 440.2R-02 Eqn. 11-2)
⎝ f'c f'c ⎠

• Function defining the strain corresponding to the peak concrete stress under a confining pressure fcp [in/in]

1.71⋅ ( 5 ⋅ f'cc( εt) − 4 ⋅ f'c)

ε'cc( εt) := (ACI 440.2R-02 Eqn. 11-6)
Ec

• Function defining the transverse strain at which cracking in the confined concrete initiates [in/in]

fcp( εt) ⋅ ( 1 − 2 ⋅ νc)

εtcr( εt) := εcr +
Ec

• Function defining the longitudinal strain at which cracking in the confined concrete initiates [in/in]

εtcr( εt)
εccr( εt) :=
νc

• Function used in computing the longitudinal strain corresponding to a given transverse strain

g ( εt) :=
1 − 2 ⋅ νc ⎡ ⋅ ⎢εccr( εt) +
2 ⋅ εt ⎛ νc⋅ εccr( εt) − 1 − 1⎞⎤
+ εccr( εt) ⋅ ⎜
1+ ⎟⎥
νc⋅ ε'cc( εt) ⎣ νc ⎝ 1 − 2 ⋅ νc ⎠⎦

• Function relating the longitudinal strain in the concrete to the transverse strain

εt fcp ( εt) ⋅ ( 1 − 2 ⋅ νc)

εc( εt) := + if εt ≤ εtcr( εt)
νc Ec⋅ νc
νc⋅ ( ε'cc( εt) − εccr( εt) ) ⎛ ε'cc( εt) − εccr( εt) − g( εt)⎞ otherwise
εccr( εt) − ⋅⎜ ⎟
1 − 2 ⋅ νc ⎝ ε'cc( εt) ⎠
• Function defining the constitutive behavior of the confined concrete

2 ⋅ f'cc( εt) ⋅ ⎜
⎛ εc( εt) ⎞
⎟
fc( εt) :=
⎝ ε'cc( εt) ⎠
⎛ εc( εt) ⎞
2
1+⎜ ⎟
⎝ ε'cc( εt) ⎠

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• Plot of the confined constitutive behavior (stress-strain relationship)
εt := 0 , 0.00001 .. εtmax

8000

6000
Stress (psi)

4000

2000

0.004 0.003 0.002 0.001 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.00

Strain (in/in)

Longitudinal
• Maximum usable Transverse
compressive strain in the concrete[in/in]
εcu := εc( εtmax)

εcu = 0.00656

• Functions defining the strain level in each layer of longitudinal steel reinforcement [in/in]
ds1 − c
εs1 ( c) := εcu⋅
c

ds2 − c
εs2 ( c) := εcu⋅
c

ds3 − c
εs3 ( c) := εcu⋅
c

ds4 − c
εs4 ( c) := εcu⋅
c

ds5 − c
εs5 ( c) := εcu⋅
c

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• Functions defining the stress level in each layer of longitudinal steel reinforcement (elastic-plastic) [psi]
fy
fs1( c) := fy if εs1 ( c) >
Es
−fy
−fy if εs1 ( c) <
Es
εs1 ( c) ⋅ Es otherwise

fy
fs2( c) := fy if εs2 ( c) >
Es
−fy
−fy if εs2 ( c) <
Es
εs2 ( c) ⋅ Es otherwise

fy
fs3( c) := fy if εs3 ( c) >
Es
−fy
−fy if εs3 ( c) <
Es
εs3 ( c) ⋅ Es otherwise

fy
fs4( c) := fy if εs4 ( c) >
Es
−fy
−fy if εs4 ( c) <
Es
εs4 ( c) ⋅ Es otherwise

fy
fs5( c) := fy if εs5 ( c) >
Es
−fy
−fy if εs5 ( c) <
Es
εs5 ( c) ⋅ Es otherwise

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• Function defining the total compressive force developed by the confined concrete [lbs]
c
⌠
⎮ ⎛ εc⎛ εtmax⋅ y ⎞ ⎞
⎜ ⎟
⎮ y ⎜ ⎝ c⎠ ⎟
⎮ 2 ⋅ f'cc⎛⎜ εtmax⋅ ⎞⎟ ⋅ ⎜ ⎟
⎮ ⎝ c⎠
⎜ ε'cc⎛⎜ εtmax⋅ ⎞⎟ ⎟
y
⎮
Cc( c) := ⎮
⎝ ⎝ c⎠⎠
⋅ b dy
2
⎮ ⎛ εc⎛ εtmax⋅ y ⎞ ⎞
⎮ ⎜ ⎜⎝ ⎟
c⎠ ⎟
⎮ 1+⎜ ⎟
⎮ ⎜ ε'cc⎛⎜ εtmax⋅ ⎞⎟ ⎟
y
⎮ ⎝ ⎝ c⎠⎠
⎮ c−h if c>h
⌡
0 otherwise

• Function defining the depth to the centroid of the compressive force developed by the confined concrete [in]

⎡ ⌠
c ⎤
⎢ ⎮ ⎛ εc⎛ εtmax⋅ y ⎞ ⎞ ⎥
⎢ ⎮ ⎜ ⎜ ⎟ ⎟ ⎥
2 ⋅ f'cc⎛⎜ εtmax⋅ ⎞⎟ ⋅ ⎜
y ⎝ c ⎠
⎢ ⎮ ⎟ ⎥
⎮ ⎝ c⎠
⎜ ε'cc⎛⎜ εtmax⋅ y ⎞⎟ ⎟
⎢ ⎥
⎢ ⎮ ⎝ ⎝ c⎠⎠
⋅ b ⋅ y dy ⎥
⎮
⎢ 2 ⎥
⎢
⎮ ⎛ εc⎛ εtmax⋅ y ⎞ ⎞ ⎥
⎮ ⎜ ⎝ ⎜ ⎟
c⎠ ⎟
⎢ ⎮ 1+⎜ ⎟ ⎥
⎢ ⎮ ⎛ y⎞
⎜ ε'cc⎜ εtmax⋅ ⎟ ⎟ ⎥
⎢ ⎮ ⎝ ⎝ c⎠⎠ ⎥
⎢ ⎮ c−h if c>h ⎥
⌡
⎢ 0 otherwise
⎥
βc( c) := ⎢c − ⎥
⎣ Cc( c) ⎦

• Function defining the nominal compressive strength of the column (for any neutral axis depth, c) [lbs]

Pn( c) := Cc( c) − As1⋅ fs1( c) − As2⋅ fs2( c) − As3⋅ fs3( c) − As4⋅ fs4( c) − As5⋅ fs5( c)

• Function defining the nominal moment strength of the column (for any neutral axis depth, c) [lb-in]

Mn( c) := Cc( c) ⋅ ⎛⎜ − βc( c) ⎞⎟ + As1⋅ fs1( c) ⋅ ⎛⎜ ds1 −

h h⎞ ⎛ h⎞
⎟ + As2⋅ fs2( c) ⋅ ⎜ ds2 − ⎟ ...
⎝2 ⎠ ⎝ 2⎠ ⎝ 2⎠
+ As3⋅ fs3( c) ⋅ ⎜ ds3 − ⎟ + As4⋅ fs4( c) ⋅ ⎜ ds4 − ⎟ + As5⋅ fs5( c) ⋅ ⎜ ds5 − ⎞⎟
⎛ h⎞ ⎛ h⎞ ⎛ h
⎝ 2 ⎠ ⎝ 2 ⎠ ⎝ 2⎠

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• Function defining the strength reduction factor for a tied column
εsmax( c) := max( ( εs1 ( c) εs2 ( c) εs3 ( c) εs4 ( c) εs5 ( c) ) )

fy
φ( c) := 0.75 if εsmax( c) <
Es
fy
0.65 + 50⋅ εsmax( c) if ≤ εsmax( c) ≤ 0.005
Es
0.90 if εsmax( c) > 0.005

• Determine the depth to the neutral axis corresponding to the maximum axial force [in]
c := 5 ⋅ h
Given

⋅ ⎡⎣0.85⋅ f'cc( εtmax) ⋅ ( b ⋅ h − Ast) + Ast⋅ fy⎤⎦

Pn( c) 0.80
=
1000 1000

cmax := Find( c)
cmax = 15.419

• Determine the depth to the neutral axis corresponding to the maximum moment [in]
c := 0.2⋅ h
Given
Pn( c)
=0
1000
cmin := Find( c)
cmin = 2.61

• Determine the depth to the neutral axis corresponding to the balance condition [in]
c := 0.5⋅ h
Given
fy
εsmax( c) =
Es
cb := Find( c)
cb = 12.163

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• Function defining the design axial strength of the column (for any neutral axis depth, c) [kips]
Pn( cmax)
φPn( c) := φ( cmax) ⋅ if c > cmax
1000
Pn( c)
φ( c) ⋅ otherwise
1000

• Function defining the design moment strength of the column (for any neutral axis depth, c) [kip-ft]

φMn( c) := 0 if c > cmax

Mn( c)
φ( c) ⋅ otherwise
12000

• Plot of the axial-compressive moment interaction diagram

1500
Axial Compression (kips)

1000

500

0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Moment (kip-ft)