Retro-installation of bed joint reinforcement in masonry
Good Building Guide 62
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Good Building Guide
Abstract
Bed joint reinforcement, added during construction, is an accepted technique for making masonry walls tougher, stronger in flexure and tension, and less likely to crack. For about a decade, the industry has been developing methods for installing bed joint reinforcement into existing walls, i.e. retro-reinforcement’. This allows the product to be used for crack repair (stitching), repairing sagging lintels and flat arches, developing arches or cantilevers within a wall to span over patches of subsidence, increasing the flexural strength (out of plane) and shear resistance of walls to combat wind and seismic loading, and reconnecting cracked or parted buttresses.
Author
de Vekey, R. C.
ISBN
9781860817243
Subjects
- Materials
- In situ concrete/cement
- Walls/masonry/cavity walls
- Masonry walls, repair
- Cement
- Building structure
Publisher History
BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.
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