Strengthening smokestacks and chimneys with FRP leads to significant construction savings in time and materials. The Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) products are applied like wallpaper, reaching three times the strength of steel in 24 hours!
Strengthening of smokestacks and chimneys is often required due to structural modification. As an example, the US government has mandated many industrial plants to install a Selective Catalytic Reduction System (“SCR Scrubber System”) to reduce their harmful emissions. This system requires cutting an opening in the side of the smokestack techniques. Furthermore, smokestacks and chimneys often require repair and/or strengthening due to corrosion of reinforcing steel and general deterioration of materials. Design and construction with conventional materials lead to expensive and time-consuming solutions.
For sample projects on repair and strengthening of chimneys with carbon and glass FRP, we invite you to click on the following links:
1. Alabama Power, Carbon FRP Strengthening Of Chimney, Bucks, AL
2. Background, philosophy, repair scheme, scope and methodology used in the inspection and strengthening
of a reinforced concrete chimney in Kazakhstan
3. A brochure on repair of chimneys with Carbon and Glass FRP
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