the 34 t 34 and 34 l 34 shaped pieces 41 and 42 tightly to column 43 if the top surface of beam 45 is not in full contact with a deck above it then additional tie wraps 46 and 48 comprising unidirectional fabric pieces are wrapped around beam 45 to bind the 34 t 34 and 34 l 34 shaped pieces 40 and 42 tightly to beam 45 if the top of beam 45 is in full contact with a deck then tie wraps 46 and 48 will be wrapped around only three sides of beam 45 as in the first embodiment illustrated in fig2 the composite reinforcing layer may be additionally secured by fabric fasteners bolts or the like it is to be understood that the present invention is equally applicable to reinforce a beam and column combination whether the beam and column are formed separately and then connected together or whether they are cast integral so as to define a seamless unit similarly the present invention is equally applicable when the beam and platform are cast integral fig6 shows a horizontally oriented 34 t 34 structural connection reinforced according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention vertical column 72 is connected to a cross member 74 cross member 74 may be either a beam supporting a load such as a midway platform or may be a cross support between vertical columns 72 when cross member 74 is a cross support it may be connected to column 72 at some angle other than 90 u00b0 bias cut fabric section.