Assess first • strengthen where needed
Structural Retrofitting & Strengthening Services
Strengthening should address a verified deficiency or project requirement. R-ELEMENTS develops targeted intervention strategies for existing structural members, connections and foundations based on assessment and analysis.
Discuss StrengtheningStrengthening May Be Required For
- Additional floor or increased loading
- Change of use or equipment loading
- Structural alterations and new openings
- Member deterioration or damage
- Capacity shortfall identified through assessment
- Foundation capacity improvement
- Connection / bracing modifications in steel structures
- Repair after poor construction or unauthorised changes
Engineering Strategy
Depending on verified conditions, solutions can involve local member enlargement, jacketing, supplemental steel, connection modification, load redistribution, foundation enlargement / underpinning, tie elements or reducing incremental demand through a lighter proposed system. The final method must be project-specific.
Our principle
Do not strengthen every element by assumption. Establish the structural demand and capacity, identify the controlling deficiency, and target the intervention so the solution is safe and buildable.