Renovation with Steel

Whether they are major or more modest, rehabilitations are carried out in the heart of cities in very confined urban environments. They entail restricted site access, awkward handling arrangements and limited storage capacity. Steel solutions provide builders with a breath of oxygen in these often difficult environments.

Furthermore, reductions in permissible load distribution, limits on storey heights and available space inherited from the existing structure, render steel solutions indispensable. Difficult-to-access gap sites at the heart of island sites or rooftop extensions of existing buildings... steel provides efficient, lightweight solutions with surprising constructability.


		I. Available steel products and tools Chapter 1 presents the different products available for renovation. It gives an outlook of the specific tools used in this field of construction.

		II. General rehabilitation techniques using steel The 2nd chapter shows the solutions to create and reinforce openings in the shell of a building, like masonry and reinforced concrete.

		III. Beam reinforcement techniques Very well-known in retaining structure, steel is used for temporarily or permanent frame supporting with products like beams or sheet piles.

		IV. Column reinforcement techniques To obtain the best result in renovation works, it is crucial to have a perfect connection between the existing structure and the added steel elements.

		V. Techniques for fastening of the existing structures This chapter presents the possibe techniques and available complementary products for fastening steel beams to existing structures of steel, concrete, brick and timber.

		VI. Techniques for the reinforcement and modification of floors using steel This chapter is dedicated to the renovation and reinforcement of floors using steel solutions like composite floors and the substitution of metallic joists.