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Figure 16.1 Composite pre-formed shell made from Kevlar and epoxy resin.
Figure 16.2 Composite shell offered up to the RC column. The shell is then bolted
together and grouted between the column and shell with a cementitous grout.
An alternative could be to demolish the structure and start again.
The cost of demolition for buildings is an impossible calculation: down
time, re-building, cost of new materials etc. If we were to look at the
environmental impact issue then we have the following statistics:
 
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