FIBRE GLASS COMPOSITE
October 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLNEW advanced carbon-fibre composites have been developed by a European Union research project that can be used to strengthen decaying and historic buildings, allowing contractors to avoid using more cumbersome traditional methods. The international COMREHAB project has created high resistance synthetic fibres from epoxy or polyester resin matrixes. These can be applied in thin layers to strengthen and stiffen areas under significant stress. A note from the project said that the materials would enable builders to avoid using wooden or steel ...
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