Patent ID: 9611667
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: E01D,E04C,E04G

Claim:
1. A method for strengthening one or more joints of a structure comprising a plurality of structural members forming a vacuous area at each joint, the method comprising the steps of: a. computing limit load bearing capacity for the structure, at a joint, b. securing a filler module to the joint, at the vacuous area, the filler module having a plurality of surfaces so that when secured within the vacuous area, some of the surfaces are tangential to the members of the structure at its joint, and one or more of the surfaces are non-tangential to the members of the structure, and c. applying at least one layer of continuous fiber reinforced polymer wrap about the filler module and the members at the joint; wherein the filler module is designed and configured to dissipate energy from a load applied to the structure, and increasing the load bearing capacity for the structure, at the joint.