Reinforcing member for castable material and process of mixing reinforcing elements with said material

US4224377A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• N V BEKAERT SA · BE

Inventor

• Joris Moens · Kortrijk, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 1977
• Grant date: Sep 23, 1980
• Expiry date: Nov 10, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/294
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Reinforcing members for the reinforcement of hardenable or settable material such as concrete or mortar are disclosed. The reinforcing members comprise a plurality of wire elements such as fibers united by a binder which loses its binding ability when mixed with the settable material, thereby releasing the elements in a random manner in the matrix. Methods are also disclosed for mixing the reinforcing members in the matrix and for making the reinforcing members.