Blast Protection of Buildings

QuakeWrap™ is an economical Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) system for protecting buildings against blast loads. The following test presents a method to blast protect buildings with Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP).

Tests were conducted on two identical unreinforced masonry block walls. One of the walls was retrofitted by applying QuakeWrap™ fabric to both sides of the wall; the other wall remained unretrofitted as a control specimen. For all information and test results, see the video below:

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Below are some articles related to blast retrofit of buildings:

Fort Bragg Barracks Receives Pioneering Force Protection Retrofit (for Blast Loading) By Erin Barstow, Public Works Digest, May/June 2009, 28

Blast Loading Retrofit of Unreinforced Masonry Walls By Mo Ehsani, and Carlos Pena, Structure Magazine, April 2009, 16-19

Contacts

Mo Ehsani, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. President QuakeWrap, Inc. 2055 E. 17th Street Tucson, AZ 85719 520-791-7000 office at quakewrap.com