# US 11,028,604 B2 · Reinforced masonry wall > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,028,604 B2 - Document ID: US11028604B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/567,884 - Filed: 2016-04-20 - Published: 2018-10-18 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-04-20 - Assignees: Sealteq I Group B.V.; Oosterhof Holman Infra B.V. - Applicants: Sealteq | Group B.V.; Oosterhof Holman Infra B.V. - Inventors: Martin Christiaan Van Der Leest; Peter Westra - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11028604B2 ## CPC - E04G 23/0218: {Increasing or restoring the load-bearing capacity of building construction elements (E04G23/0203 and E04G23/0266 take precedence)} - E04B 2/02: built-up from layers of building elements - E04C 5/073: {Discrete reinforcing elements, e.g. fibres} - E04H 9/027: {Preventive constructional measures against earthquake damage in existing buildings} - E04B 2103/02: of ceramics, concrete or other stone-like material - E04G 2023/0251: {by using fiber reinforced plastic elements} - E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S) - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## Abstract A masonry wall is provided with a plurality of passageways. At least one reinforcement member is provided in each of the passageways. The reinforcement members include a first group of reinforcement members each having a centre line on the first side of a midplane of the wall and a second group of reinforcement members each having a centre line on the second side of the midplane. The passageways include slots that are open horizontally to the first side of the wall only. The second group of reinforcement members are arranged in passageways located spaced from the second wall surface opposite of the first wall surface. The reinforcement members in the passageways are each embedded in an adhesive substance bonded to the reinforcement members and to an inner surface of the passageway in which the reinforcement member is provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wall of a building, wherein: the wall is a masonry wall built from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; a plurality of passageways is provided in at least an inner or outer face of said wall, the passageways each being elongated in a longitudinal direction; at least one reinforcement member is provided in each of said passageways, the reinforcement members being elongated in the longitudinal direction of the passageways and arranged parallel to a midplane of said wall on at least a first side of said midplane or a second side of said midplane opposite to said first side; the reinforcement members in the passageways are each embedded in an adhesive substance, the adhesive substance being bonded to each of the reinforcement members and to an inner surface of the passageway in which the reinforcement member is provided; and said adhesive substance has an elongation at break of at least 40% as measured in accordance with DIN 53544 and a hardness at room temperature of at most 100 Shore A. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wall according to claim 1, wherein said adhesive substance has an elongation at break of at least 50% as measured in accordance with DIN 53544. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wall according to claim 1, wherein said adhesive substance has a hardness at room temperature of at most 90 Shore A. ### Claim 4 A masonry wall of a building built from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar, the wall further comprising a stabilizing layer covering a vertical surface of at least an inner or outer face of the mutuality bound units of said wall, said stabilizing layer being composed of a matrix material and fibres embedded in the matrix material, the matrix material adhering to the first wall surface, wherein the matrix material has an elongation at break of at least 250% at 24° C. as measured in accordance with ASTM D412 and a hardness of at most 120 Shore A or at most 60 Shore D as measured in accordance with ASTM D2240. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The wall according to claim 4, wherein: a plurality of passageways is provided in said wall, the passageways each being elongated in a longitudinal direction; at least one reinforcement member is provided in each of said passageways, the reinforcement members being elongated in the longitudinal direction of the passageways; the reinforcement members in the passageways are each embedded in an adhesive substance, the adhesive substance being bonded to each of the reinforcement members and to an inner surface of the passageway in which the reinforcement member is provided; and said adhesive substance has an elongation at break of at least 40% as measured in accordance with DIN 53544 and a hardness at room temperature of at most 100 Shore A. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wall according to claim 5, wherein said adhesive substance has an elongation at break of at least 50% as measured in accordance with DIN 53544. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The wall according to claim 5, wherein said adhesive substance has a hardness at room temperature of at most 90 Shore A. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The masonry wall according to claim 4, wherein the matrix material has an elongation at break of at least 300% at 24° C. as measured in accordance with ASTM D412. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The masonry wall according to claim 4, wherein the matrix material has a hardness of at most 110 Shore A or at most 50 Shore D as measured in accordance with ASTM D2240.