Dynamic Performance Analysis of Precast Segment Column Reinforced with CFRP Subject to Vehicle Collision

Abstract

With the extensive use of a precast segment column in the field of engineering, impact resistance performance has gradually attracted attention, as many accidents have caused huge economic losses and casualties. This study explored the dynamic response and failure modes of a prefabricated segment column both with and without Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs). Firstly, numerical models of a precast segment column and CFRP-wrapped steel column under impact loads were developed, and the modeling method’s accuracy was fully verified. Then, numerical models of a bridge precast segment column with and without CFRPs under vehicle collision were established, and the differences in the dynamic performances between the precast segment column with and without CFRPs are explored. Finally, the effects of impact velocity, concrete strength, and CFRP thickness on the dynamic performance of a precast segment column are considered. The results indicate that in the case of a vehicle collision, multiple cross-sectional positions form highly complex stress states. At 100 km/h, the differences in bending moment and shear force values between reinforced and unreinforced precast segment columns at the impact section are 7.6% and 7.1%, respectively. At this velocity, the peak impact force also increases by 15.8% as the local stiffness of the precast segment column increases after reinforcement with a CFRP. The bottom segment of the precast segment column with a CFRP is crushed, and the precast segment column experiences shear failure under vehicle collision.