Technical References for Epoxy repairs
Our Structural repair of buildings service includes the provision of:
1. Structural designs and method statements - part of our FREE estimating service
2. Structural Check Calculations - an option, from our computer system
3. Independent verification of our Designs by Structural Engineers - a further option, from our panel of qualified Structural Engineers
To request any Structural Design or Calculation service ring us on 01626 331351 or E Mail: help@propertyrepairsystems.co.uk.
For Timber-Resin Splice Manufacture:
LAMINATING - Kiln Dried Timber bonded in-house
STEEL - High Tensile Allthread to GRADE 975 8.8
STEEL TREATMENT - zinc plating
STRUCTURAL EPOXY GROUT
Active Substance - DGEB A/F Epoxy Resins
Other Components - Polyoxyalkyleneamine, silica sands
Bond Strength - 3-6 N/mm2
Compressive strength - >50 N/mm2
Tensile strength - 17 N/mm2
Flexural strength - 32 N/mm2
Specific gravity - 1.6
Static Modulus of Elasticity - EC8.3-9 KN/mm2
Young's Modulus - >8300 N/mm2
FIRE TEST - TRADA report FR1139, 1987
Aggressivity to other materials - No known aggressivity
Classification - Irritant
RESEARCH - the following are involved in current Research
Lamelle Colle Centre Ouest, Naintre, France
LRBB, Bordeaux, France
Laboratoire de Fiabilite Mechanique, University of Metz, France
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Bath, England.
Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Lisboa, Portugal.
TRADA Technology, High Wycombe, England.
Centre Techniques du Bois et de l’Ameublement, Bordeaux, France.
Instituto per la Ricerca sul, Legno, Florence, Italy.
Department of Architecture, University of Huddersfield, England.
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England.
University of Cranfield, Cranfield, England.
Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures, University of Manitoba, Canada.
For more technical information go to: www.timber.org.uk
TRADA REFERENCES
Current DETR Projects - PIF 156 and PIF 158
‘Restoration of European Timber Structures Using Fibre Composites and Adhesive Systems’
C. Mettem, CRAFT Application.
‘Adhesive Systems for Timber Structures - Performance Classification and Code User Selection Guidance’ Oxford Brooks University, DETR Funded
‘Resin-bonded Repair Systems for Structural Timber’, 1995
‘Resin Repairs to Timber Structures: Guidance and Selection’ by C. J. Mettem and M. Milner
'Volume 2 - Design Examples to Eurocode 5' - R1-R3 2000
THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER - Articles and Papers
‘Timber Repair’ - Journal 75, No.19, 7th October 1997, pA16
‘Replacement of Decayed Beam Ends with Epoxy Bonded Timber Composite’ - Journal 78, No.15, 1st August 2000.
Heritage and Conservation repair Sites - a few examples
The Vimto Bottle - outside the Vimto Factory
The Darlington Hotel, Wadebridge
The Bell Inn, Brixham
White Horse House, Binton, Stratford on Avon
Stretton Sugwas Church - Worcester
Sherbourne School - Sherbourne, Dorset
Christow Church - Christow, Exeter, Devon
Millbridge Cottages - Gloucester (Department of Transport)
Reykjavik Cathedral - Iceland
Dartmouth Castle - Dartmouth, Devon (English Heritage)
Historic Scotland -
- Taymouth Castle
- Glasgow University
- Grennock Town Hall
- St Giles Cathedral (Borons)
- National Trust HQ (Borons)
For further examples and Case Studies please contact David Moore on 01626 331351 or request our CD ROM.
Christow Church, Devon
FURTHER SITES WHERE EPOXY RESINS HAVE BEEN USED
Various techniques and resin repairs
Hardwick Hall, Concrete Beam Repair, Terry Girdler
Leeds Castle, many years of works
Mulcheney Abbey, Wiltshire
Hampton Court, stairways and beams
Windsor Castle, in the 1980’s
Tower of London, in 1976
CADW - (Welsh Equivalent to English Heritage)
Plas Mawr, with Linford Bridgeman
Monmouth Castle
For more technical information go to: www.timber.org.uk
