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APPENDIX 4C
CARBONARMOR® WALL REINFORCING SYSTEM
Chapter 4
Miscellaneous Structural Support Products
CarbonArmor
®
Wall Reinforcing System
Technical Specifications of Carbon Composite
Tensile Strength:
Design Value = 121.7 ksi, Test method in accordance with ASTM D3039
Modulus of Elasticity:
Design Value = 10,401.7 ksi, Test method in accordance with ASTM D3039
Effective Ply Thickness:
0.062 inches
Strap Width:
7 inches
CarbonArmor
®
Wall Reinforcing System
Technical Specifications of Saturant Epoxy
Tensile Strength:
9-10 ksi
Tensile Modulus:
441.7 ksi
Elongation at Break Percentage:
4.99%
Flexural Strength:
417.1 ksi
Note:
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the
CarbonArmor
™
carbon fabric, saturating resin and saturating
hardener are available upon request.
Spacing Recommendations:
CarbonArmor
®
spacing tables have been determined using current ACI 440 guidelines for the respective substrates. The
carbon straps are to be installed per the installation instructions and must be the full height of the wall.
8” Masonry Block Wall
5
6
7
8
9
10
Unbalanced fill Height (ft.)
5
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
6
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
7
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
8
3.5
3.0
2.5
9
2.5
2.5
10
2.5
Rendering of the CarbonArmor
®
system
installed within a basement
