Retrofitting Design of Building Structures

The retrofitting of building structures, including maintenance, rehabilitation, and strengthening, is a significant endeavor for structural engineers in property management disciplines. This book introduces basic theory and practical methods for retrofitting the design of building structures. The text emphasizes the importance of proper structural retrofitting as well as the specific procedures, introducing detailed inspection methods and structural assessment methodologies. Additional topics include retrofitting design methods and construction requirements for concrete structures, masonry structures, and timber structures.

Retrofitting of building structures, including maintenance, rehabilitation, and strengthening, is not only an important issue in urban construction and management, but also a frequent problem to structural engineers in property management disciplines. Based on the contributors’ hands-on experience, Retrofitting Design of Building Structures covers structural retrofitting practices, the basic principles of structural analysis and design, and various innovatively-used structural codes for the design, assessment, and retrofitting of building structures using newly-developed technologies worldwide.

Beginning with the procedure of structural retrofitting, this book gradually introduces the significance of structural retrofitting; the inspection methods for structural materials, structural deformation, and damages; retrofitting design methods and construction requirements of various structural systems; and practical examples of structural retrofitting design and construction. In the introduction of various examples, it emphasizes not only conceptual design, but also constructional procedure design, so that a structural retrofitting design work should be completed by both structural analysis and detailed constructional measures. The book provides a complete resource for experienced professionals as well as teachers and students.