Assessment of Damaged Building by Using Retrofitting Techniques- Case Study

Huge capital is invested in construction, planning and maintaining the quality of a new building. With time, old structures lose their strength and quality and thus they require restraining. Retrofitting helps in restraining of old structures by restoring their existing features and enhancing their structural capabilities. Proper assessment of damaged building to implement retrofitting techniques may help in restoring the strength and quality of old structures in lower cost and time. This paper mainly concentrates on assessment of damaged buildings by using different retrofitting techniques. Two different cases of retrofitting are presented here. The study mainly focuses on whether the total new structure is beneficial for the retrofitting of any existing structure.