Comparison:

CarboDur plates and SikaWrap fabrics

vs.
NSM system (plates and rods)
Near surface mounted
Externally mounted reinforcement
reinforcement
Properties: SikaWrap® Fabric CarboDur® S
CarboDur® CarboDur®
plates
plates dry laminate BC rods
(narrow)
Tensile strength See PDS,
3100 >3800 3100 3100
(mean) [MPa] depends on type
E-Modulus See PDS,
165 >230 165 140
(mean) [GPa] depends on type
Strain at break
1.70 >1.5 - 1.70 1.70
[%]
depends on
Fibre content [%] > 68 100 > 68 > 65
application
Glass transition
> 100 - - > 100 > 100
temperature [°C]

Externally mounted Near surface mounted

reinforcement reinforcement
Application: CarboDur® S
CarboDur® SikaWrap® CarboDur®
plates
plates Fabric BC rods
(narrow)
Substrate with cracks x x
Weak substrate
(pull-off strength < 1.5 MPa) x
Concrete substrate

Wood Substrate

Steel Substrate x x
Masonry Substrate
Positive moment
strengthening ( ) ( )
Negative moment
strengthening
Confinement x x x
Shear strengthening x x x
Flat surfaces

Curved surfaces x x
Invisible after installation x x
Installation in compressive
zone x x
Surface debonding critical ( ) ( ) x x
Exposed to mechanical
damage x x
Protective coating necessary ( ) ( ) x x
Several layers possible x x
Long / fabric
End anchorage length long short short
overlap