Bombardier Inc.

Societe Nationale De L'amiante

Germain Belanger

Chantal L'Esperance

A structural rod for reinforcing a mass of concrete material is formed of a non-metallic non-electrically conductive cylindrical core composed of a plurality of fibers oriented in the longitudinal axis and bound to each other by a thermosetting resin; the rod also includes embossments formed of a plurality of continuous fibers helically wound on the core and impregnated with a thermosetting resin; these embossments define a mechanical anchorage with the concrete material.

Structural rod for reinforcing concrete material

A structural panel such as a door for a railway freight car has a lightweight core formed by two sheets of low density material e.g. balsa wood. Each sheet has bonded to one side a series of layers of glass fibre, and the sheets are bonded together in confronting relationship to form the panel. The glass fibre layers extend around the edges of the panel which edges are further reinforced by a channel-shaped plastics edging member.

Structural panel

An adjustable flooring structure for swimming pools is formed by a series of large, flat, panel-like modules interconnected to form a floor. The structure includes ballasting means formed by serially connected pipes in the modules which pipes can be filled with water or air to alter the buoyancy of the structure as desired. The structure is supported from the pool floor on adjustable legs and without the legs has a low overall height so that it can be settled to the bottom of the pool when not required for use.

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Germain Belanger