No 1 / 2004 Corporate Construction

Sika at Work

Structural Strengthening
Case Study on the longest post-tensioned
CFRP Plate: Audi plant in Györ (Hungary)
Longest post-tensioned CFRP-plate used
29 m post-tensioned Sika® CarboDur® CF
Project
Motor Car Manufacturing Plant, (Györ/ Hungary)
Post-tensioning of an existing concrete base.

Problem

New machine
In the course of internal re-organisation, a hall which had been used
as a logistics area was to be fitted with fabrication machinery. The
existing reinforced concrete base plate, which is divided by contraction Contraction joints
joints into several sections was not compliant with the required layout.
Displacement and consequential forces onto the base plate, caused by
temperature change would exceed the production tolerances

Solution
Rigid joints
Securing of several base sections together using post-tensioned
Sika® CarboDur® CFRP plates, with the Sika® - StressHead Contraction joints
System, to produce a united base without joints. The CFRP plates were
then encapsulated into the concrete base. Movable joints

Application 1 Prepared post-tensioning

channel with steel-an-
chorage parts installed
Pre-tensioning sequence:
Sika® - StressHead post-tensioning system
3 x 200 kN post-tensioning force
Sika® CarboDur® CFRP tendons 29 m in length 2 Installation of the post-
tensioning parts

3 Hydraulic jack

4 Post-tensioning process

5 Final condition of three

tendons, arranged shifted
(one fixed- , two live
anchorage)
d in the world to date.
FRP Plate at Audi plant in Györ (Hungary)
A
Details

Detailed drawing: cross-section of post-tensioning channel

Inset picture: prepared post-tensioning channel
B
B

View of plate end-anchorage

View into the base channel with the

post-tensioned CFRP-plates
Project Details
Consultant: Kempen Ingenieurgesellschaft, Aachen (Germany)
Building owner: Audi, Györ (Hungary)
Contractor: Strabag (Hungary)
Construction time: Preparation work 1 week, post-stressing work for all the systems, 4 hours
Year of application: December 2002
Number of plates: 3
Length of pre-stressed plates: 29 m

Conclusion
With the Sika® - StressHead post-tensioning system, 3 x 200 kN of post-tensioning force can be transmitted into the
concrete to unite the several base sections for their future use. Each tendon is 29m long and is buried into the concrete with
no maintenance anticipated.
Advantages: slender tendons, ease of application on site, high forces, quality assurance due to pre-fabricated tendons and end-
anchorage.

Packaging

Further Sika-Documents
for Structural Strengthening
Construction

Construction

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Sika® CarboDur®
Structural Strengthening with
Structural Strengthening Systems Prestressed Sika® CarboDur® CFRP Plate
Systems

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