Description: Seismic FRP Repair & Strengthening of Masonry Walls (URM) with FRP
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Glass and Carbon FRP provide unique solutions for repair and strengthening of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls. Both flexural and shear capacity of masonry walls can be enhanced by applying thin films of glass or carbon FRP to the exterior surface of the wall using QuakeWrap's
The principals of QuakeWrap, Inc. were the first research team in the U.S. to receive two grants from the National Science Foundation (in 1992 and 1995) to study the behavior of their patented technology (
The flexural strength of URM walls is limited by the tensile strength of the mortar, which in most aging structures is very small. When QuakeWrap™ is bonded to the exterior surface of the wall, it provides a large tensile component that, along with the compressive strength of the masonry, can resist large moments.