Project Briefs: By Country

Strengthening of Beams due to Concrete Cube Failure at an Elevated 2.5 Million Litre - Water Tank Structure with the TYFO® Fibrwrap® Systems

Tanjung Gemuk, Rompin, Pahang, Malaysia / June 2006: This 2.5 million litre water storage structure at Tanjung Gemuk, Kuala Rompin was completed in 2003. The concrete strength of the reinforced concrete beams at the 25m level were found to be lower than...

Strengthening of Floor Beams due to change in use of from Commercial to Medical Centre for Installation of MRI Machine with the TYFO® Fibrwrap® Systems

PGRM Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / June 2006: The 2nd floor of the PRGM building located at Jalan Cheras, near the city center of Kuala Lumpur was rented out to a Medical Center. It was on the basis that the MRI machine can be installed on...

Remedy to Floor Slab due to Error in Placement of Reinforcement Bars at Wall Support with the TYFO® Fibrwrap® Systems

Housing Development in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia / January 2006: The property developer of this private housing development called upon Fibrwrap Construction Malaysia to determine the cause or cracking that was notices on the slab and to provide an effective remedy...

Strengthening of Beams and Slabs of at Multipurpose Building with the TYFO® Fibrwrap® Composite System

Ampang, Malaysia / July 2005: This relatively new commercial-plus-residential building in Ampang, Malaysia, showed signs of concrete distress in typical patterns on slab areas. A preliminary structural investigation was carried ou...