FRP versus traditional strengthening on a typical mid-rise Turkish RC building

摘要: This paper investigates the limits and efficacies of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) material for strengthening mid-rise RC buildings against seismic actions. Turkey, region highest risk in Europe, is chosen as case-study country, building stock which consists its vast majority residential and/or commercial buildings. Strengthening with traditional methods usually applied most projects, ordinary construction materials no specialized workmanship are required. However, cases tight time constraints, architectural limitations, durability issues or higher demand ductile performance, FRP often opted since recent Turkish Earthquake Code allows engineers to employ this advanced-technology product overcome inadequate ductility shear capacity existing The compares a characteristically typical by two methods, i.e., column jacketing strengthening, evaluating their effectiveness respect requirements Code. effect confinement explicitly taken into account numerical model, unlike common procedure followed according on un-strengthened members established then mere section analyses employed meet additional demands.