RETROFITTING OF

BUILDINGS
Guided By : Presented By :
Sachin Kadlag
Prof. Mr. V.D. Gholap
Seat no. 10998
 CONTENTS

 Introduction
 Need of retrofitting
 Materials used for retrofitting
 Classification of retrofitting techniques
 Retrofitting of RCC buildings
 Conclusion
INTRODUCTION TO RETROFITTING

 Actions that improve the strength and other attributes of the integrity of a structure or a
member with respect to seismic forces.
 It is intended to mitigate the effect of future earthquakes.
 NEED OF RETROFITTING

 The need for seismic retrofitting can arise due to any of the following reasons.
 Building not designed to code.
 Subsequent upgrading of seismic zone
 Deterioration of strength and aging
 modification of existing structure
MATERIALS USED IN RETROFITTING
 Epoxy Resins
 Epoxy Mortor
 Ferro – Cement
 Ferro – Reinforced Concrete
 Micro Concrete
 Quick Setting Cement mortor
 ADDITION OF INFILL WALLS
 To increase the lateral stiffness of a storey
 Addition of infill walls in the ground storey is a viable option to retrofit buildings
ADDITION OF SHEAR WALL OR WING
WALL OR BUTTRESS WALL
 To increase lateral strength and stiffness of a building
 Usually the shear walls are placed within bounding columns, whereas wing walls are
placed adjacent to columns
 The buttress walls are placed on the exterior sides of an existing frame
 CONCRETE JACKETING
 It involves addition of a layer of concrete,
longitudinal bars and closely spaced ties. The
jacket increases both the flexural strength and
shear strength of the column.
 To increase the flexural strength, the additional
longitudinal bars need to be anchored to the
foundation.
 If the jacket is only partially around the existing
column, the new bars can be welded to the
existing bars.
 It involves drilling holes in the existing beam.
But drilling holes for the stirrups at closing
spacing damages the beam.
 CONCLUSION
Importance of condition assessment
 To determine the actual condition of the building.
 To identify the deficiencies of the building The compatibility of deformation
should be ensured by proper detailing of the connections.
Selection of a retrofit strategy
 When a building is severely deficient for the design seismic forces, it is
preferred to select a global retrofit strategy. If deficiencies still exist in the
members, local retrofit strategies are to be selected.
 To be selected after careful considerations of the cost and constructability.
Quality of construction
 Retrofit aims at overcoming the deficiencies of an existing building.
 The quality of construction cannot be overemphasized. And any sort of patch
work will be a wasted effort.
Thank You…