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Table 1 Test specimens’ designations and test parameters.

From: FRP Confinement of Heat-Damaged Circular RC Columns

Specimen designation

Heating duration (h)

Wrapping scheme

Notes

CFRP layers

GFRP layers

Control CH0-A

0

0

0

Unheated; unwrapped

Control CH0-B

0

0

0

Unheated; unwrapped

Control CH0-C1L

0

1

0

Unheated; wrapped with 1 layer of CFRP

Control CH2-A

2

0

0

Heated (2 h); unwrapped

Control CH2-B

2

0

0

Heated (2 h); unwrapped

Control CH3-A

3

0

0

Heated (3 h); unwrapped

Control CH3-B

3

0

0

Heated (3 h); unwrapped

CH2-C1L

2

1

0

Heated (2 h); wrapped with 1 layer of CFRP

CH2-C2L

2

2

0

Heated (2 h); wrapped with 2 layers of CFRP

CH2-G1L

2

0

1

Heated (2 h); wrapped with 1 layer of GFRP

CH2-G2L

2

0

2

Heated (2 h); wrapped with 2 layers of GFRP

CH3-C1L

3

1

0

Heated (3 h); wrapped with 1 layer of CFRP

CH3-C2L

3

2

0

Heated (3 h); wrapped with 2 layers of CFRP

CH3-G1L

3

0

1

Heated (3 h); wrapped with 1 layer of GFRP

CH3-G2L

3

0

2

Heated (3 h); wrapped with 2 layers of GFRP

  1. CH0, unheated column; CH2, column heated for 2 h; CH3, column heated for 3 h; C1L, wrapped with 1 layer of carbon sheets; C2L, wrapped with 2 layers of carbon sheets; G1L, wrapped with 1 layer of glass sheets; G2L, wrapped with 2 layers of glass sheets; A and B, sequential numbering of identical specimens.