Structural Strengthening with Sika® Car boDur® Composites ®

Strengthening System Requirements

Structural Requirements Requirements under Environmental Influences
▲ Static loading When the working load is applied, the plates absorb the tensile forces pro- ▲ Temperature Corrosion resistance is an important factor in long life.
▲ Dynamic loading portionally with the steel reinforcement. An unused load-bearing reserve ▲ Moisture The Sika CarboDur plates have high chemical resistance
▲ Crack bridging must be available in the concrete compression zone of the existing structure. ▲ Frost to the pollutants normally occurring on structures.
▲ Creep The adhesive layer must be capable of levelling out any stress peaks.The ▲ Freeze/thaw In particular, there is no risk of underrusting.
▲ Durability better the levelling, the greater is the proportion of load-transmitting adhesive ▲ Corrosion
surface. ▲ Ultra violet radiation
Access Masonry
Walls Beams openings walls Floors Columns Decks

Sika® CarboDur® Plates SikaWrap® Fabrics

(Glass, Carbon, Hybrid) Wet/Dry Application
Advantages
▲ Defined performance properties Advantages
▲ Range of dimensions – optimum design ▲ Shear strengthening
▲ Choice of modulus ▲ Impact and blast resistance
▲ Factory prepared for use ▲ Very flexible for details
▲ Low temperature application with heated plates ▲ Easy on circular and square sections
▲ Elevated temperature in service grade ▲ High strength
▲ Can be prestressed ▲ Carbon fiber, glass and hybrid fabrics available
▲ Very high strength

Strengthening of the reinforced concrete slab

with the Sika® CarboDur® Plate System Application of SikaWrap® Fabric System
(Sikadur-30 adhesive and Sika® CarboDur® plates) for impact resistance on a bridge column

Sika® CarboDur® Compo site Strengthening Systems.

A Global Alliance be tween Sika® and Hexcel®.
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