Bonded carbon fibre plates and fabrics that add strength without adding weight.

Carbon fibre reinforced polymer strengthening bonds high-strength carbon plates, fabrics or rods to an existing structure so it can carry loads it was never designed for - a new opening cut through a slab, a change of use that doubles the floor loading, a bridge that must take heavier vehicles, or reinforcement that has corroded away. The material adds millimetres and almost no dead weight where a steel or concrete alternative would add tonnes.