New Composite Building Reinforcement Techniques Developed by Eureka Project Comrehab.

Advanced Materials & Composites News,  April, 2004  

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April 25, 2004 Eureka, a European network for market-oriented R&D, announced that its Project Comrehab has developed new techniques to strengthen historic masonry, wood and concrete buildings using carbon-fibre strips instead of steel bars. These will reinforce structures with less damage to the existing building.

Partners from Spain, the UK, Portugal and Slovenia worked together to create and test new advanced composites made of epoxy or polyester resin matrix. The new high resistance synthetic fibres are applied in thin layers to strengthen and stiffen stress-critical areas. ...

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