Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
REINFORCED CONCRETE
BUILDINGS
PRESENTED BY Under Guidance of
K.L. KRISHNA Mr. GURUPRASAD
(1ga05cv019) Sr. Lecturer
Introduction
Methods of increasing resistant capacity of
structure by various techniques is called
Retrofitting.
Seismic retrofitting is the modification of
existing/damaged structures to make them
more resistant to seismic activity, ground
motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes.
It can also be defined as increasing the seismic
resistant of damaged structure by various
techniques as per IS: 13935-1993
Concept of Retrofitting
The basic concept of retrofitting aims at:-
Jacketing of Beams
Adding Shear Wall
Convectional
method
Adding Infill Wall Jacketing of Columns
Adding Bracing
Jacketing of Beam-
Column Joint
Adding Wing Wall
4. Set isolator base & grout 5. Install Isolator & fix 6. Cut off piles
Member level (or Local) Retrofit
methods
The member level/local retrofit methods are to
upgrade the strength of the member which is
seismically deficient
The most common methods used are as follows:
Jacketing of columns
Jacketing of beams
Jacketing of beam-column joint
Strengthening of individual footing
a) Jacketing of columns:
(i) Reinforced concrete jacketing: Jacketing of columns consist of adding
concrete with longitudinal and transverse reinforcement around the existing
column .This method of jacketing is the most suitable for reinforced concrete
buildings. So it is the widely used and cost effective for RC buildings, as it is
familiar to engineers and construction industry, suitable for repair. Also it
increases the (i) shear capacity of the columns in order to accomplish strong
column and weak beam design (ii) to improve flexural strength by longitudinal
steel provided continuously from slab and anchored to the foundation.
Minimum area of the transverse Designed and spaced as per earthquake design practice
reinforcement
Minimum diameter used for ties is not less than 10mm or 1/3 of the diameter of the biggest
longitudinal bar.
The ties should have 135-degree hook with 10 mm bar diameter anchorage.
Due to difficulty of manufacturing 135-degree hooks at field, ties made up of multiple pieces, can
be used.
Chipping the concrete cover of the original member and roughening its surface may be improve
the bond between the new and the old concrete
For the four sided jacket the ties should be used to confine and the shear reinforcement to the
composite element
For 1,2,3 sided jacket, special reinforcement should be provide to enhance monolithic behavior
Connectors should be anchored in both the concrete such that it may develop at least 80% of the
Connectors yield stress.
Height of jacket 1.2 to 1.5 times the length in case of flexural column
Free ends of jacket Welded throughout the height of the jacket, size of weld 1/4”
Bottom clearance 38mm (1.5”), steel jacket may be terminated above the top of
footing to avoid any possible bearing of the steel jacket
against the footing, to avoid the local damage to the jacket and
/or an undesirable or un intended increase in flexural capacity.
Gap between steel jacket and 25mm (1 inch) fill with cementation s grout
concrete column
25mm (1 inch) in diameter and 300mm (12”) long
Size of anchor bolts embedded in 200mm (8”) into concrete column
Blots were installed through pre-drilled holes on steel jacket
using an epoxy adhesive.
Number of anchor bolts Two anchor bolts are intended to stiffen the steel jacket and
improve confinement of the splice
b) Jacketing of beams: Jacketing beam is recommended for several purposes as
it gives continuity to the columns and increases the strength and stiffness of the
structure. While jacketing the beam it flexural resistance must be carefully computed
in order to avoid the creation of strong beam–weak column system. Due to column
jacketing there may be change in mode failure and redistribution of forces which
causes beam hinging, so the critical section of the beam and the participation of the
existing reinforcement should be taken into consideration. Jacketing of beam is
carried out in various ways 3 or 4-sided jackets.
DIFFERENT WAYS OF BEAM JACKETING
Improvement of shear strength using bars
•Existing beam
•Steel clamp
•Steel plate
•Nut
•Angle profile
•welding
Reinforcement Detail of Beam Jackets (UNDP/UNIDO, 1983)
Technical consideration
Cost benefit ratio
Load on the structure
Materials
Design aspect
Mode of failure
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A high powered roto-hammer is
used to create a pilot hole for the
sill plate screws