Just a Sparky
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- Joined
- May 2, 2020
- Location
- Minnesota
Just posting this to see if there are any engineering opinions on the merits (or lack thereof?) of epoxying carbon fiber reinforced polymer sheeting to the underside of concrete structural floors in order to increase their load-bearing capacity.
Does this stuff even actually do anything in the context of an old 15-16" thick pour with tons of plumbing, surface-mounted electrical, sprinkler, conveyor, etc. systems getting in the way? Is it just a feel-good upsell that customers with old buildings sometimes get suckered into? Or does it actually afford a reasonable amount of extra PSF for the incredible labor cost of ripping everything off the cieling, gluing the stuff up and re-installing everything previously ripped down? All without shutting down or disrupting the facility?
Thoughts?
Does this stuff even actually do anything in the context of an old 15-16" thick pour with tons of plumbing, surface-mounted electrical, sprinkler, conveyor, etc. systems getting in the way? Is it just a feel-good upsell that customers with old buildings sometimes get suckered into? Or does it actually afford a reasonable amount of extra PSF for the incredible labor cost of ripping everything off the cieling, gluing the stuff up and re-installing everything previously ripped down? All without shutting down or disrupting the facility?
Thoughts?