Reinforcement of Load Bearing Wall Using Polymer Composites

폴리머 복합체에 의한 내력벽 보강효과 실험

Recent years, many items in construction industry are produced by precasting from factories. Among the precasting items which are cost effective by virtue of standardization of size and reduction of construction time is the load bearing wall. However, due to many reasons inherent in concrete materials, often it was found that the member did not meet the designed strength after construction. In this case, the wall had to be ether replaced or reinforced somehow. Since replacement is almost impossible due to budget and schedule, reinforcement is a preferred choice in many cases. Therefore, objective of this study was to evaluate reinforcement of the wall using polymer composites. Flexural strength and axial compressive strength were evaluate for the wall before and after reinforcement. The polymer composite reinforcement was found to be very effective in improving these strengths.