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Table 8 Compressive strength of each specimen confined with CFRP fibers.

From: The Effect of Rebar Embedment and CFRP Confinement on the Compressive Strength of Low-Strength Concrete

Specimen name

Experimental compressive strength of confined specimen (MPa)

Ultimate axial strain (mm/mm, %)

Average compressive strength in unconfined specimens with rebar embedment (MPa)

Average compressive strength of confined specimens (MPa)

C14.77D8L3.5-1LC-1

27.2

0.46

19.55

27.65

C14.77D8L3.5-1LC-2

28.1

0.48

C14.77D8L3.5-2LC-1

33.7

0.54

19.55

33.75

C14.77D8L3.5-2LC-2

33.8

0.53

C14.77D8L5.5-1LC-1

27.0

0.42

19.88

27.3

C14.77D8L5.5-1LC-2

27.6

0.47

C14.77D8L5.5-2LC-1

34.1

0.57

19.88

34.1

C14.77D8L5.5-2LC-2

34.0

0.58

C14.77D10L3.5-1LC-1

29.6

0.48

21.53

30.4

C14.77D10L3.5-1LC-2

31.1

0.53

C14.77D10L3.5-2LC-1

37.1

0.59

21.53

37.15

C14.77D10L3.5-2LC-2

37.2

0.59

C14.77D10L5.5-1LC-1

31.7

0.56

21.68

31.6

C14.77D10L5.5-1LC-2

31.5

0.54

C14.77D10L5.5-2LC-1

38.3

0.53

21.68

38.6

C14.77D10L5.5-2LC-2

38.9

0.61