The same attributes that make carbon fiber ideal for aerospace, athletic, automotive and other applications also makes it desirable in the construction industry. That’s especially true in precast concrete. large pieces of concrete that are manufactured in a factory and shipped to a construction site. Carbon fiber’s high strength, light weight and resistance to corrosion make it an ideal reinforcing material.
- Carbon fiber’s high strength, light weight and resistance to corrosion make it an ideal reinforcing material.
- Carbon fiber grid is used in the panel face to replace steel mesh reinforcement and as a mechanical link to the outer and inner sections of the concrete wall.
- Non-corrosive carbon fiber grid reinforcement in the wall panel face allows precasters to use less concrete, which reduces weight and raw material usage.
- Carbon fiber is used as a shear grid or shear truss to connect the inner and outer concrete of sandwich wall panels, creating a fully structurally composite, thermally efficient unit.
- Carbon fiber grid is integrated as reinforcing in the double tee deck to replace conventional steel mesh.
- Replacing welded wire mesh with carbon fiber grid in the decks of precast parking garage components reduces weight and the need for chemical protection.
