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Construction and Building Materials
Volume 22, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 61-69
 
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GFRP retrofit for façades in a Toronto school

Larry McCuaiga, Louis Reginatob and Khaled Soudkic, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author

aCanadian Construction Control Limited, Breslau, ON, Canada bPretium Engineering Limited Breslau, ON, Canada1 cDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Received 20 August 2005; 
revised 11 July 2006; 
accepted 27 July 2006. 
Available online 12 October 2006.

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Abstract

Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) repair was used to restore the functionality of deteriorated precast concrete mullion units in an 80 year old school building for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The rehabilitation work with the different steps in the project is discussed: condition assessment, GFRP repair scheme, surface preparation, and application of GFRP repair system. Epoxy injection was used to seal all the cracks prior to GFRP retrofit. GFRP flexible sheets were transversely wrapped around the whole cross-section of the mullion for confinement and were used along the length of the unit for flexural enhancement. The results of laboratory tests on three full-scale specimens confirmed the effectiveness of the FRP repair that was implemented in the field.

Keywords: GFRP; Repair; Concrete; Corrosion

Article Outline

1. Introduction
2. Objectives and scope
3. Condition assessment
4. Repair solution
4.1. Repair materials
4.2. Surface preparation
4.3. FRP repair configuration
4.4. FRP installation
5. Laboratory experiments
6. Concluding remarks
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