REINFORCEKiT® STRUCTURE
REINFORCEKIT STRUCTURE is a tailor-made composite repair system to renovate any kind of corroded structure and restore original integrity, making it even stronger than the original one.
COMPOSITE SOLUTION FOR
STRUCTURAL REPAIR
REINFORCEKiT® STRUCTURE is a tailor-made composite repair system to renovate any kind of corroded structure and restore original integrity, making it even stronger than the original one.
Depending on the structure design to be reinforced, the solution will be wrapping or patching. This technology is a combination of fiber tape (Kevlar®, carbon or glass fiber) and bi-component epoxy resin. Sometimes metal inserts can be added to specific designs to distribute the efforts.
This product is resistant to any climatic conditions and temperature variations. A protective version, made of a combination of several high-performance coatings, is also available to prevent corrosion issues.
REINFORCEKiT® STRUCTURE APPLICATIONS
REINFORCEMENT or PROTECTION
OIL ANG GAS
(conductor supported platforms, caissons, splash zones, pressure vessels, tanks…)
CONSTRUCTION
(bridges, shed structures, beams, columns, roof, walls, decks, sheet piles, jetty piles…)
ENERGY
(windfarms, electrical pylons…)
TRANSPORTATION
(catenary supports, beams, poles…)
Suitable for many others industries…
Uses
- Repair and reinforce structures
- Stop and renovate up to 80% of corrosion
- Restore structures integrity
Applications
- Any structure designs
- Any structure sizes
- Any weather conditions
- Any environments
- Any industries
Benefits
- Tailor-made product for your structure design (Finite Element Analysis)
- Long-term repair (20 years minimum)
- Cost-effective (structure replacement avoided)
- Live repair, no impact on production or traffic
FOCUS ON RAILWAY SECTOR
Specific solutions were co-developed and are commonly used by the French National Railway Company to reinforce their catenary supports. Since 2010, thousands of structures have been protected and repaired successfully thanks to DKiT® and REINFORCEKiT® BEAM patented products.
REINFORCEKiT® BEAM
REINFORCEKiT® BEAM is a high-performance repair system to renovate any kinds of corroded structures and restore original integrity, making it even stronger than original one.
It is suitable for any structure designs (poles, beams, deck structures and platings…) without size limitation.
This technology is a combination of metal inserts and composite wrapping made of Kevlar® tape and bicomponent epoxy resin.
REINFORCEKiT® BEAM is a patented concept co-developed in partnership with SNCF (French National Railway Company) initially designed to reinforce catenary supports in Railway industry.
REINFORCEKiT® BEAM CONCEPT
Before
After
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
Surface preparation
Sa2½ / St3 & roughness
Rz > 60 μm (2.4 mil)
Metal inserts preparation
Metal inserts
application
Kevlar® and epoxy
resin wrapping
Impact &
UV protection
DKiT®
DKiT® is a long-term protection system to prevent corrosion issues and climatic aggressions on any type of structures.
This product is a combination of 3 high-performance coatings. Each layer of coating has one specific action and added together they will offer an excellent protection to increase structure sustainability.
Initially, DKiT® has been co-developed in partnership with the French National Railway Company (SNCF) for railway industry to protect catenary supports (HEA beams) but this product is suitable for any structure designs (poles, beams, deck structures and platings), new or old, without size limitation.
DKiT® COMPOSITION
ANTI-CORROSION
RESIN
WATERPROOFING
FILLER
ANTI-UV AND IMPACT
PROTECTIVE COATING
- Anti-corrosion resin (high-bonding epoxy resin for steel and concrete surfaces)
- Waterproofing filler (elastomeric filler allowing water drainage)
- Anti-UV & impact protective coating (specific coating allowing excellent protection against deterioration and climatic variations)
Uses
- Avoid corrosion and water infiltration between the support and the structure
- Ensure structures integrity and sustainability
- Protect from climatic aggressions, UV and impacts
Applications
- All beam designs
- All structure designs built in concrete
- Old and new installations
Benefits
- Installation without stopping traffic or production
- Complex maintenance avoided
- Cost-effective installation
- Fast and easy application
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
Surface preparation Sa2½ / St3 &
roughness Rz > 60 μm (2.4 mil)
Epoxy resin application
for corrosion protection
Waterproofing by elastomeric
filler application
Protective coating
application
