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Retrofitting of damaged sandwich panels - EPAQ

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Repair and retr<strong>of</strong>itting<br />

Adhesive joints between the cladding<br />

components<br />

Benefits<br />

- fluent flow <strong>of</strong> stresses without local stress concentrations<br />

- no holes through the external face <strong>of</strong> the <strong>sandwich</strong> <strong>panels</strong><br />

- no visible fastenings in the cladding<br />

Challenges<br />

- cleaning and primary coating <strong>of</strong> the surfaces in contact,<br />

methods and technique depends strongly on the coatings<br />

- possible prestress during the hardening <strong>of</strong> the joint<br />

- work to be made on site<br />

EASIE MC, Roma<br />

September 21, 2011<br />

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