Carbon fiber reinforcement system
OwnerDonald G. Wheatley, Donald E. Wheatleyinventors
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Abstract
An article and method for reinforcing structural members is provided. The article includes a carbon fiber material, preferably a carbon fiber mesh with a roughened surface defined by an epoxy resin. The article has lateral fibers woven into longitudinal carbon fibers that are in tension, creating a mesh. An epoxy resin is applied to the fiber mesh to form a rigidified fiber mesh tape once the resin is cured. To obtain a roughened surface a plastic sheet is removably attached to the surface of the fiber mesh. The plastic sheet is removed thereby exposing a roughened carbon fiber surface defined by the epoxy. An alternative tensile tape is also provided for reinforcing a wall structure.
Claims21
A method for reinforcing a structural element comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible reinforcing member having a removable sheet material adhered to one side;
- peeling off said removable sheet material from said flexible reinforcing member thereby exposing a roughened surface on said flexible reinforcing member;
- applying a bonding agent to one of a surface of said structural element and said flexible reinforcing member;
- placing said flexible reinforcing member on said structural element;
- and
- conforming said flexible reinforcing member to resemble a surface of said structural element.
A method for reinforcing a structural element comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible reinforcing tensile tape;
- applying a bonding agent to one of a surface of the structural element and said flexible reinforcing tensile tape;
- placing said flexible reinforcing tensile tape on said structural element;
- and
- conforming said flexible reinforcing tensile tape to resemble a surface of the structural element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.