Carbon fiber (CFRP) is a fiber reinforced composite material. With a high ratio of strength to weight can withstand corrosion, not rust, with excellent durability and convenient to install and use. The mechanical tensile strength of CFRP is as high as 10 times that of ordinary reinforcement. In addition, the use of ordinary reinforcing steel is also prone to rusting, but CFRP is not iron, so it does not rust in the future.
 

Nowadays, the use of concrete and reinforcing steel materials in the repair and reinforcement work considered to be quite difficult and labor intensive. It also interferes with the use of the original structure and residents as well. Strengthening with fiber reinforced composite materials causing very little structural disturbance, therefore, is a strengthening material that is widely accepted in international design standards.

The ability of "Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer" (CFRP) in reinforcing various structures
      1. Load capacity with CFRP
      2. Live Load Increasing with CFRP
      3. Structural strengthening with CFRP
      4. Correcting non-standard construction with CFRP
      5. Seismic Strengthening with CFRP

Load capacity with CFRP

Load capacity with Carbon Fiber (CFRP) is a very popular choice. At present, carbon fiber makes the original structure able to safely gain additional weight. Therefore being used in strengthen the structure to increase the load capacity of reinforced concrete structures for various purposes such as adding machines or tanks in the building.

      1. Lightweight.   
       2. Easy to install.   
       3. Not rust. 
       4. Architectural shape does not change.   
       5. Provides more power than steel. 
       6. Quick installation.   
       7. Mobile during easy operation.

Live Load Increasing with CFRP

Live Load Increasing by CFRP is often used in strengthening reinforced concrete floors that are unable to bear the load according to the evaluation of the size, position and direction of the weight of the load according to the use of the structure in the past, present, future, along with the load carrying values specified in the relevant design standards. Strengthening with CFRP for weight gain is very popular nowadays because the installation of Carbon Fiber can be easily installed and does not cause the beauty of the building to change much.

Structural strengthening with CFRP

Strengthening the structure of Carbon Fiber (CFRP) is a structural strength that is conducted before the structural survey. It is an improvement process to increase the stability or strength of the structure using various techniques and methods. Which considering the technique of reinforcing the power, must carefully consider the behavior and properties of the structure. Because sometimes one feature improvement may create other burdens for structures such as increased load or changes in the distribution of force, causing other parts of the structure to become crisis, etc. resulting in the structure being unsafe or having the ability to gain more weight, not worth the investment.

      1. Strengthen the capacity to support the changes of the building.

      2. Strengthen the weight gain / weight gain 

      3. Enhance the strength of the floor to gain the weight of the machine.

      4. Reinforce the structure of the construction that is not quality.

      5. Strengthen the building structure to withstand earthquakes.

      6. Reinforce the bending strength, shear strength, axial force and torque.

      7. Strengthen the bonding strength to the reinforcement area.

      8. Strengthening, increasing momentum, inertia, effectiveness of cutting and strength

      9. Strengthen the cracks and deflection.

      10. Reinforce the power around the opening in the structure.

Correcting non-standard construction with CFRP

Solving non-standard construction problems by reinforcing the carbon fiber structure (CFRP) is very popular today. Due to the quick and easy installation, light weight, durable Carbon Fiber can be adapted for use in reinforced structures, eg to add live load. 

      1. The placement of reinforcing steel makes the concrete floor unable to bear the weight as designed.        

      2. The insertion of reinforcing steel at the pillar or beam is not complete according to the type or the size of the wrong reinforcement        

      3. Insufficient steel reinforcement on the floor        

      4. Resolving crack problems due to insufficient steel reinforcement

Seismic Strengthening with CFRP

Strengthening the structure of buildings that cannot withstand earthquakes: This is mainly old buildings or buildings built before the law. In order to prevent future damage due to earthquakes, reinforcement must be carried out. The destruction of buildings often occurs on a large number of pillars. This indicates that the pillar is an important structure because the pole supports the weight of the entire building, so if the disaster will cause the entire building to collapse, it is necessary to strengthen the pillars for the long-built old buildings.