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Active column wrapping<br />
Force [kN]<br />
Reference column<br />
Enormous gain on<br />
“systems ductility”, even<br />
when all single<br />
components are brittle<br />
materials!<br />
Deformation under compression [mm]<br />
Confined column<br />
(6 layers of<br />
thermoplastic<br />
CFRP tape of<br />
0.12 mm<br />
thickness each,<br />
pre-stressed by 2<br />
hoses at each<br />
column side)<br />
Maximum Load:<br />
3713 kN<br />
Maximum<br />
displacement: -<br />
63.8 mm (at<br />
failure)