Experimental Investigation of the Structural Performance of Existing and RC or CFRP Jacket-Strengthened Prestressed Cylindrical Concrete Pipes (PCCP)—Part A

Author:

Manos George,Katakalos KonstantinosORCID,Soulis Vassilios,Melidis LazarosORCID,Bardakis Vassilios

Abstract

A popular water pipe system used in many countries is one formed by prestressed cylindrical concrete pipes (PCCPs) formed by identical precast moduli joined together in situ. This technology was and still is quite popular in many water supply systems internationally. This technology was mainly selected at the time due to its cost-based comparative advantage. However, over the years, numerous incidents of structural failures have been reported for this type of pipeline, causing, in some cases, serious disruption of the water supply. This study summarizes the results of an experimental investigation on ten (10) PCCP specimens taken from an existing water pipeline with the objective of investigating their bearing capacity under either three-edge bending or internal hydraulic pressure loads. Moreover, there is a need to check the capability of specific retrofitting/strengthening schemes to upgrade this bearing capacity and thus enhance the operational period. Provided that the prestressing wires are fully active according to design specifications, the original specimen performed satisfactorily for the set internal hydraulic pressure limit of 8.5 bar. Specimens retrofitted with either internal or external CFRP or RC jacketing performed satisfactorily for internal hydraulic pressure levels well above this 8.5 bar limit. A critical factor is, as expected, the loss of prestress.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Mechanics of Materials,Biomaterials,Civil and Structural Engineering,Ceramics and Composites

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