Strengthening of historic masonry, Altes Bauamt
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The listed «Alte Bauamt» in Dietikon’s Kronenareal has already experienced quite a bit since it was built in 1777. Now another chapter is to …
Concrete hinge reinforcement with re-bar on a bridge
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An exciting application of memory®-steel ribbed steel arose in the upgrading project of the Schöneggweg motorway overpass between Rheinfelden and Frick.The road bridge was …
Seismic strengthening of masonry walls in a school building
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As part of the structural work to take up the earthquake load case “insufficient shear resistance of the masonry walls in its initial phase”, …
Flexural strengthening of a concrete slab in a waste water treatment plant
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Due to many openings in a concrete slab on the GVRZ site, the construction had to be reinforced for bending. A solution with a …
BOSShard expansion of production
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Various core drillings had to be made in the heavily reinforced concrete slab. Significant punching shear reinforcements were cut and the tensile reinforcement on …
Reinforcement of a concrete tank of a waste water treatment plant
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As a result of various drillings, severed prestressed wires (Ø5 mm, winding method) had to be replaced in a concrete tank of the GVRZ …
Complete reinforcement of a factory ceiling
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In the course of modifications and new loads, a ceiling slab had to be strengthened. The slab is supported by rows of columns and …
Prestressing of a reinforced concrete foundation
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Due to high vertical loads on a reinforced concrete foundation, a prestressed reinforcement is necessary in order to reduce splitting forces and related crack …
Flexural strengthening of a reinforced concrete road bridge
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A stone arch bridge was widened on one side between 1950 and 1970 by a reinforced concrete construction consisting of 2 girders and 1 …
Strengthening of a bridge in Riehen (Basel, CH)
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A reinforced concrete bridge was renovated as part of various renovation works at the ‘Mühleteich’ in Riehen. As the intermediate support on the underside …