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US 2017/0254067 A1Published application
Reinforced brick masonry column with polyester thread reinforcement strips
AssigneeUniversity of Dammam
InventorMuhammad SALEEM
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Abstract
A method of reinforcing a masonry structure is described wherein polyester thread reinforcement strips are manufactured and mounted on the masonry structure to protect it from lateral forces caused by earthquake and other natural occurring phenomena that generally produce bending moments in the masonry structure. The disclosed method can easily and economically be applied to reinforce masonry structures in underprivileged regions.
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A reinforced brick masonry column, comprising:
- a brick masonry column having a rectilinear cross-section comprising bricks and a mortar that holds the bricks together at a plurality of horizontal bed joints;
- at least one primary bonding tape wrapped around the horizontal bed joints;
- at least one horizontally mounted polyester thread reinforcement strip wrapped around the horizontal bed joints on top of the primary bonding tape;
- at least one vertically mounted polyester thread reinforcement strip located on each side of the brick masonry column;
- at least one secondary bonding tape wrapped around the horizontally mounted polyester thread reinforcement strips;
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- a wrapping material that is wrapped horizontally around the perimeter of the brick masonry column, the primary bonding tape, the horizontally mounted polyester thread reinforcement strips, the vertically mounted polyester thread reinforcement strips, the secondary bonding tape, or any combination thereof.
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