AN INNOVATIVE PRODUCT FOR REINFORCING CONCRETE WHERE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS ARE REQUIRED:
- Non-Corroding
- Electromagnetically Neutral
- Weight Reduction
- Thermal / Electrical Insulating
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PRODUCT FEATURES
- Impervious to attack by chloride ions (salt) and most common chemical agents.
- Tensile strength almost double that of normal steel rebar.
- Transparent to electromagnetic fields and radio frequencies.
- Weighs approximately 1/4 of the weight of an equivalent size steel rebar.
- Electrically and thermally non-conductive.
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PRODUCT COMPOSITION
A composite of highly corrosion resistant epoxy resin or vinyl ester resin and glass fiber reinforcement formed into a rod shape
FRP rebar is made by the pultrusion process |
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TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
- Hospital magnetic resonance imaging facilities
- Radar installations
- Electricity generating and transmission facilities
- Marine structures exposed to salt water
- Chemical plants and storage sites
- Architectural concrete
- Tilt walls where rust from steel rebar might discolor the surface
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