Footing treatment

Anchor Footing

In this technique, it is essential to establish new foundations or reinforce the existing footings.
The increased stiffness is evenly spaced out. In most cases, the longitudinal reinforcing steel bars
can usually be anchored to the existing footing.

Slab Crossing

If the RCC jacketing needs to be continuous between floors, holes in the slab must be made to
allow the jacket’s longitudinal steel bars to pass through. This approach is simple to use and has
no disadvantages in slab-column constructions, but in beam-column structures, our engineering
consultants in Chennai fit the longitudinal steel bars at the corners to minimize interruption to
the center steel bars.

2 – Interface surface treatment

Proper interface preparation is critical in producing a strong link between the existing column
and the additional jacket so that the finished component behaves monolithically. This method
entails roughening the existing original column’s surface, then applying a bonding agent and in
some circumstances steel connectors.

3 – Temporary Shoring of the Structure

The method of construction is a crucial part of any strengthening procedure. The basic goal of
temporary shoring of the structure is to transfer the load from the column to the shoring
structure. Hydraulic jacks can be used to complete this technique.

4 – Additional Concrete
The aggregate dimension of the additional concrete in this procedure is usually around 2 mm.
This is due to a lack of room in the jacket reinforcement as a result of the reduced thickness
associated with the volume filled by the additional reinforcement bars. Self-compacting concrete
(SCC) is widely employed in this technique because of that reason.

Feasibility of RCC column jacketing

The RCC jacketing strengthening technology increases the structural strength and stiffness of
structural parts such as columns and foundations in an evenly distributed manner. The durability
of existing components will also increase. Furthermore, this strengthening method does not
necessitate the use of specialized equipment. Because of all of these factors, this approach is a
highly valuable asset in structural restoration.

Jacob Engineers are one of the best structural design companies in Chennai for structural
consultancy or general structural design requirements. Our structural engineering experts are
well-versed with all concepts of strengthening provides retrofitting services to enhance structural
stability.

Get in touch with our team at Jacob Engineers today to give new life to your structure!