What does Structural Strengthening & Retrofit construction cover?

Q: What does Structural Strengthening & Retrofit construction cover?

Structural appraisal and investigation; Steel plate bonding and bolted strengthening; Concrete jacketing and section enlargement; External post-tensioning; Seismic assessment and retrofit; Opening formation and load-path alteration; Temporary propping and needling

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Upgrading existing structures to carry more - steel, concrete jackets, and seismic retrofit.

Structural strengthening covers every technique for making an existing structure carry more than it currently can, beyond the carbon fibre family: bonded and bolted steel plates, concrete jacketing and section enlargement, external post-tensioning, additional steelwork, load-path alterations and seismic retrofit. It is triggered by change of use, new openings, defective original construction, code changes or simple deterioration.

Structural appraisal and investigationSteel plate bonding and bolted strengtheningConcrete jacketing and section enlargementExternal post-tensioningSeismic assessment and retrofitOpening formation and load-path alterationTemporary propping and needling

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About Structural Strengthening & Retrofit

Every strengthening job starts with an appraisal of what is actually there - which is rarely what the drawings say. Investigation, back-analysis and temporary works to hold the structure while it is altered are as much a part of the sector as the strengthening itself.