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Details
Inventors: Meier, Urs; Deuring, Martin; Schwegler, Gregor;
Assignee: Eidgenossische Materialprufungs-Und Forschungsanstalt EMPA (Dubendorf, SE)
Primary Examiner: Friedman; Carl D.
Assistant Examiner: Dorsey; Dennis L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Notaro & Michalos P.C.

An arrangement and method for reinforcing a structural component utilizes an elongated strip or lamina which is applied to the surface of the structural component and which has at least one end which submerges into a recess in the surface of the component and is anchored in that recess. This has been found to greatly increase the reinforcing effect of the strip on the structure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is therefore a task of the present invention to disclose how, with shortened anchoring lengths on reinforcement laminae, a largely constant reinforcement on structures can be achieved.
What is suggested is an arrangement for reinforcement on a longitudinally extending and/or areal structure or structural component by means of at least one lamina-like reinforcement disposed slacked or under prestress on the structure or structural component, wherein according to the invention the at least one lamina serving for reinforcement is anchored at least on one end extending into the structure or structural component.
It is therein suggested that at least the one lamina-end, preferably at least nearly continuously arched, is deflected for extending into the structure or masonry in order to be anchored in the structure or masonry.
In this way it is possible to attain, even with short anchoring lengths, a similar or nearly identical reinforcement on a structure or masonry as with relatively long practically from support to support and an anchoring of the lamina ends is possible in the region of the supports without encountering difficulties.
Studies which will be discussed in further detail in the following with reference to the enclosed figures have shown that reinforcement laminae which are only disposed over a relatively short anchoring length with regard to the load introduction on the structure to be reinforced and which, according to the invention, have been anchored by projecting into the structural component, yield a nearly identical reinforcement on the structure as when the corresponding lamina end is anchored up to the region of the support.
It is understood that the suggested arrangement or anchoring, respectively, according to the invention of a lamina end such that it projects into the structure or masonry, respectively, is, suitable for any known reinforcement laminae, such as for example steel laminae, laminae reinforced by fiber glass or carbon fibers, for example produced with epoxy resins or polyester resins, extruded reinforcement laminae comprising a thermoplast, etc



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