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Tyfo® Systems Featured In Concrete Engineering International Magazine

Fyfe Company LLC, manufacturer of the Tyfo® Fibrwrap® Advanced Composite System, is recognized as a global leader in the Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strengthening industry with the Tyfo® System - being one of the first externally bonded FRP systems ever used for the strengthening, repair and restoration of masonry, concrete, steel and wooden structures.

(PRWEB) October 16, 2005 -- Fyfe Company LLC, manufacturer of the Tyfo® Fibrwrap® Advanced Composite System, is recognized as a global leader in the Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strengthening industry with the Tyfo® System - being one of the first externally bonded FRP systems ever used for the strengthening, repair and restoration of masonry, concrete, steel and wooden structures. (http://www.fyfeco.com)

“The engineering community’s rapid acceptance of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) based strengthening systems has led to an enormous growth in the number of projects being undertaken by the Fyfe Company that have incorporated their Tyfo® Systems”. Concrete Engineering International Magazine

In world-wide demand, the Tyfo® FRP strengthening systems include projects upgrading high rise structures in Singapore, underwater pile rehabilitation for the Fort Mason pier in San Francisco, a structural retrofitting and careful historical preservation of the renown Bund 18 (formerly known as the Macquarine Bank Tower) in Shanghai, China plus slab reinforcement projects in Greece, seismic upgrades to 11 bridges in the Philippines and many other strengthening projects around the world. (http://www.fyfeco.com)

The Fyfe Company staff of in-house engineers, material specialists and installation technicians has the combined expertise that comes with over a decade of experience and thousands of completed projects in every region of the world. Our engineers are ready to assist you, at no cost, with advanced composite system information. (http://www.fyfeco.com)

About Tyfo® Fibrwrap® Advanced Composite System:

The Tyfo® fiber wrap systems are specialized carbon, glass, aramid and hybrid fabrics combined with resins which, in unique combination, create the tested and proven advanced composite system. Tyfo® Advanced Composites are used for structural strengthening, including seismic retrofit, pipe rehabilitation, blast mitigation, structural preservation, and corrosion protection. (http://www.fyfeco.com)

Environmental durability research, simulating fifty to one-hundred years of service life, has been conducted on the unique Tyfo® Fibrwrap® Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Systems.

Over 500 large-scale structural tests have been performed on the Tyfo® Advanced Composites. In addition to these extensive laboratory tests, the Tyfo® Systems have performed as designed in major urban earthquakes in Taipei, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Salvador. (http://www.fyfeco.com)

About Fyfe Company, LLC:

Fyfe Company is the manufacturer of the Tyfo® Fibrwrap Systems, Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) used to repair, strengthen and upgrade existing concrete, masonry, steel and wood structures. During the past fifteen years our Tyfo® systems have been used on over 7500 projects throughout all regions of the world.

Company Offices are located in five countries with representatives in over 50 countries.

Contact:

Edward R. Fyfe – President
6310 Nancy Ridge Drive, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel. 1.858.642.0694
Fax 1.858.642.0947
http://www.fyfeco.com

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FRP materials were used to prevent damage to the delicate historic features of the Bund 18 in Shanghai
FRP used in historic restoration in Shanghai

Prefabricated segments of FRP were installed in conjunction with the underwater wrap system on underwater piles in San Francisco
Underwater piles in San Francisco

The high rise wall-like columns that required upgrading in Singapore
High Rise Upgrade - Singapore

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