QuakeWrap FRP used to reinforce U.N. building in Beirut, Lebanon : CompositesWorld
QuakeWrap Inc. (Tucson, Ariz., USA) reported on Nov. 12 that it has just completed a project to reinforce the United Nations (U.N.) building in Beirut, Lebanon, against blast loads. Several of the walls of the newly constructed building were reinforced using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) technology. All the required materials such as fabrics and resins were flown to Beirut and the installation was completed by a local contractor under the supervision of QuakeWrap engineers. (...)
