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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Review of External Confinement Methods for Enhancing the Strength of Concrete Columns.

Oliwia Sikora, Krzysztof Adam Ostrowski

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Oliwia SikoraCracow University of Technology, CUT Doctoral School, Faculty of Civil Engineering, 24 Warszawska Str., 31-155 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0009-0003-3770-9400
Krzysztof Adam OstrowskiCracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, 24 Warszawska Str., 31-155 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5047-5862

Funding

National Centre of Science, Poland 2023/51/D/ST8/01795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing application of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) in construction opens new possibilities for replacing traditional materials such as steel, particularly in strengthening and retrofitting concrete structures. CFRP materials offer notable advantages, including high tensile strength, low self-weight, corrosion resistance, and the ability to be tailored to complex geometries. This paper provides a comprehensive review of current technologies used to strengthen concrete columns, with a particular focus on the application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tubes in composite column systems. The manufacturing processes of FRP composites are discussed, emphasizing the influence of resin types and fabrication methods on the mechanical properties and durability of composite elements. This review also analyzes how factors such as fiber type, orientation, thickness, and application method affect the load-bearing capacity of both newly constructed and retrofitted damaged concrete elements. Furthermore, the paper identifies research gaps concerning the use of perforated CFRP tubes as internal reinforcement components. Considering the increasing interest in innovative column strengthening methods, this paper highlights future research directions, particularly the application of perforated CFRP tubes combined with external composite strengthening and self-compacting concrete (SCC).

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concrete columnsconfinementFRP compositestrengtheningstructural strengthening

Identifiers

PMID40731433
PMCPMC12299689

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