COMPOSITE STRENGTHENING OF CIVIL STRUCTURES FOR REHABILITATION AND SEISMIC APPLICATIONS

The TYFO S Fibrwrap System concept was conceived in 1988 as an alternate to conventional steel jacket retrofits of reinforced concrete bridge columns. The system has undergone numerous structural tests to validate its use in providing ductility and shear strengthening to various structural elements. Resulting from the extensive testing has been approval of the Fibrwrap System by the City of Los Angeles and the California Department of Transportation for its use in seismic retrofit applications. Since its inception, the Fibrwrap System has been successfully installed on over 3000 columns worldwide, including two structures which performed as designed and withstood the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.

  • Corporate Authors:

    Iowa State University, Ames

    Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
    Town Engineering Building
    Ames, IA  United States  50011-3232
  • Authors:
    • Fyfe, E R
    • Gee, D J
    • Arnold, S F
  • Conference:
  • Publication Date: 1997-3

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 103-107

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00802421
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Nov 29 2000 12:00AM