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Date: April 2005
Structure: Clay Brick, First Presbyterian Church of Coldwater, MI
Contractor: Bomer Restoration, Inc.
Engineer: Ledy Design Group
Material Used: Fortress unidirectional 900 gsm carbon plate with peel-ply surface. Fortress 4020 Resin.

Project Scope:
The Bell Tower's upper platform, made of 4" clay-brick units, was under-designed for code wind loads.



Solution:
Fortress Carbon Plates was chosen in conjunction with steel anchoring for wood structure.



Observations:
Carbon plates tied masonry bell tower together and increased wind shear capacity beyond code requirements. Steel would have been difficult to handle in the very tight quarters.

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