REHABILITATION AND

RETROFITTING METHODS
ME ( MODULAR ) CTM
2017 BATCH

SUBMITTED TO :- SUBMITTED BY :-
Dr. SANJAY SHARMA SUDESH KUMAR (171327)

HOD CIVIL DEPARTMENT VIKASH SHARMA (171331)

 Flow of presentation

 Why retrofitting is required ?

 What is a retrofitting ?

 Objectives of retrofitting.

 Retrofitting techniques.

 Materials to be used in local retrofitting.

 Why retrofitting is required ?
Problem faced in concrete
structure:

■ Damage to structural members.

■ Excessive loading.

■ Errors in design or construction.

■ Modification of structural system.

■ Seismic damage.

■ Structural cracks.
 What is a retrofitting ?

■ Retrofitting is the seismic strengthening of existing damaged or undamaged structures.

■ It is an improvement over the original strength when the evaluation of the

building indicates that the strength available before the damage walls insufficient and
restoration alone will not be adequate in future quakes.
 Objectives of retrofitting

■ Increasing the lateral strength in one or both directions, by reinforcement or by

increasing wall areas or the number of walls and columns.

■ Giving unity to the structure by providing a proper connection between its resisting
elements.
Retrofitting techniques
 Adding shear wall
■ Used for non ductile reinforced concrete frame buildings.
■ A new shear wall can be cast in-situ or precast concrete elements.
■ It can be placed at the exterior wall of building, however it may cause in the appearance.
■ Increase the lateral strength, ductility and stiffness of the building substantially.
 Adding infill wall

■ This is the brick masonry infill wall.

■ Installed tight to surrounding concrete elements.
■ The lateral stiffness of a storey increases with infill wall.
■ Due to ‘strut action’ of the infill walls, the flexural and shear forces and ductility demand
on the ground storey columns are substantially reduced.
■ Do not increase the ductility of structure.
BRICK MASONRY INFILL WALL RETROFITTING
 Adding steel bracing
■ An effective solution when large openings are required.
■ Increase in strength, ductility and stiffness.
■ Opening for natural light.
■ Adds much less weight to the existing structure.
 Wall thickening techniques
■ Increase the thickness by adding bricks, concrete and steel
reinforcement.
■ It can bear more vertical and horizontal loads.
■ Does not cause sudden failure of the wall.

WALL THICKENING BY REINFORCED CONCRETE

 Adding wing wall or buttress

■ To increase lateral strength, ductility and stiffness of structure.

■ The wing wall are placed on the exterior side of an existing frame.
 Mass reduction
■ In this process removing one or more storey of building as shown in
figure.
■ Decrease the load at foundation.
■ Increase the life and strength.

MASS REDUCTION BY REMOVING ONE STOREY

 Base isolation
■ Isolation of superstructure from the foundation is known as base isolation.
■ It is the most powerful tool for passive structural vibration control techniques.
■ Isolates building from ground motion lesser seismic loads, hence lesser damage to the
structure, minimal repair of superstructure.
■ Building can remain serviceable throughout construction.
■ Does not involve major intrusion upon existing superstructure.
BASE ISOLATION OF BUILDING
 Jacketing of structural elements
■ This is the most popular method for strengthening of concrete building elements like as

1. Beams
2. Columns
3. Beam column Junctions

■ Due to jacketing, enhancing the shear strength, concrete confinement, flexural strength.
 Materials to be used

 Steel plates

 Fiber reinforce polymer (FRP wrap)

 Carbon fiber reinforce polymer (CFRP)

 Glass fiber reinforce polymer (GFRP)

 Steel reinforced concrete

RETROFITTING AT JUNCTION BY STEEL PLATE
RETROFITTING OF COLUMN BY CFRP WRAP
GFRP WRAP AND WRAPPED STRUCTURE
RETROFITTING BY STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE