The document discusses concrete jacketing techniques to enhance the load-bearing capacity of structural elements, focusing on reinforced concrete columns. It outlines methods including reinforced concrete jacketing, steel jacketing, and FRP confining, detailing procedures for each technique, such as preparing the substrate and installing reinforcement. The purpose of these techniques is to address design modifications, repair damage, or restore integrity in structural components, particularly due to increased loads or failures.

1. DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Jacketing
Er. Ramprasad Kumawat
M.Tech

2. Jacketing
• Increase bearing load
• Concrete jacketing is needed to increase
bearing load capacity following a modification
of the structural design or to restore structural
design integrity due to a failure in the
structural member.
• This technique is used on vertical surfaces
such as walls, columns and other combinations
such as beam sides and bottoms.

3. • The initial concrete substrate should e repaired
• - All cracks should be treated
• - All weak, damaged and easily removable
concrete should be chipped away
• - Clean any corroded steel by abrasion or
replace any damaged steel bars

4. • Installation of reinforcement
• We recommend the use of weberanc 405
BFX. It is applied as follows:
• Drill hole to correct diameter and depth
• Clean the drilled hole and remove all dust
• Inject the weberanc 405 BFX
• Install the rebar
•

5. • Formwork placement
• Formwork is best attached directly to the
concrete surface with expansion anchors or
standard form ties. Shoring or scaffolding can
be used to support the formwork.

6. • Pumping application
• The placement of material into the formed
cavity depends on the geometries. Vertical
surfaces start at the lowest point. We
recommend the use of webertec MC1. It is a
pumpable, self-compacting micro concrete.

7. • Curing ad protection
• Curing is recommended immediately after
removal of framework.

8. • Column strengthening is a process used to add
or restore ultimate load capacity of reinforced
concrete columns. It is used for seismic
retrofitting, supporting additional live load or
dead load that not included in the original
design, to relieve stresses generated by design
or construction errors, or to restore original
load capacity to damaged structural elements.

9. • There are several techniques which are used to
strengthen reinforced concrete columns like
reinforced concrete jacketing, steel jacketing,
and FRP confining or jacketing.

10. When strengthening of R.C. Column
is needed?
• The load carried by the column is increased due
to either increasing the number of floors or due to
mistakes in the design.
• The compressive strength of the concrete or the
percent and type of reinforcement are not
according to the codes’ requirements.
• The inclination of the column is more than the
allowable.
• The settlement in the foundation is more than the
allowable.

11. • Strengthening Techniques for R.C. Columns
• There are three major techniques for
strengthening reinforced concrete columns
which are discussed below:
• 1. Reinforced Concrete Jacketing
• 2. Steel Jacketing
• 3. FRP Confining or Jacketing

12. 1. Reinforced Concrete Jacketing
• It is one of the techniques used to improve or
restore capacity of reinforced concrete column.
The size of the jacket and the number and
diameter of the steel bars used in the jacketing
process depend on the structural analysis that
was made to the column.

13. Reinforced Concrete Jacketing
Process
• Initially, reduce or eliminate loads on columns
temporarily if it is required. This is done
by putting mechanical jacks and additional props
between floors.
• After that, if it is found out that reinforcements
are corroded, the remove the concrete cover and
clean the steel bars using a wire brush or sand
compressor.
• Then, coat the steel bars with an epoxy material
that would prevent corrosion.

14. • If reducing loads and cleaning reinforcement is
not needed, the jacketing process begin by
adding steel connectors into the existing
column.
• The steel connectors are added into the column
by making holes 3-4mm larger than the
diameter of the used steel connectors and 10-
15cm depth.
• The spacing of new stirrups of the jacket in
both the vertical and horizontal directions
should not be more than 50cm.

15. • Filling the holes with an appropriate epoxy
material then inserting the connectors into the
holes.
• Adding vertical steel connectors to fasten the
vertical steel bars of the jacket following the
same procedure in step 5 and 6.
• Installing the new vertical steel bars and
stirrups of the jacket according to the designed
dimensions and diameters.

16. • Coating the existing column with an
appropriate epoxy material that would
guarantee the bond between the old and new
concrete.
• Pouring the concrete of the jacket before the
epoxy material dries. The concrete used should
be of low shrinkage and consists of small
aggregates, sand, cement and additional
materials to prevent shrinkage. Steps of
reinforced concrete jacketing are illustrated
in Fig. 1.

17. Fig. 1: Increasing the Cross-sectional Area of Column by RC Jacketing

18. 2. Steel Jacketing
• This technique is chosen when the loads
applied to the column will be increased, and at
the same time, increasing the cross sectional
area of the column is not permitted.

19. • Steel Jacketing Process
• Removing the concrete cover.
• Cleaning the reinforcement steel bars using a
wire brush or a sand compressor.
• Coating the steel bars with an epoxy material
that would prevent corrosion.

20. • Installing the steel jacket with the required size
and thickness, according to the design, and
making openings to pour through them the
epoxy material that would guarantee the
needed bond between the concrete column and
the steel jacket.
• Filling the space between the concrete column
and the steel jacket with an appropriate epoxy
material.

21. Fig. 2: Increasing the cross-sectional area of column by steel jacketing

22. • In some cases, where the column is needed to
carry bending moment and transfer it
successfully through the floors, one should
install a steel collar at the neck of the column
by means of bolts or a suitable bonding
material.

23. Fig. 3: Column strengthened with steel angles

24. Fig. 4: Welding steel jacket

25. Fig. 5: Welding process

26. Fig 6.Placement of Steel Jacket After Welding process
ended

27. • 3. FRP Confining or Jacketing
• FRP axial strengthening systems are used to
improve or enhance the capacity of reinforced
concrete columns. It can be used for both
circular and rectangular shaped columns but it
is more effective in the former shape.

28. Fig.7: Applying Continuous FRP Systems for Axial Strengthening of RCC
Columns

29. Advantages of FRPAxial Strengthening
Systems for Columns
• Increases the ultimate load carrying capacity of
reinforced concrete member
• Improves shear capacity of reinforced concrete
element
• Reinforcement bar lap splice capacity of the
member is improved due to FRP axial
strengthening system application
• The ductility of reinforced concrete column is
improved considerably.

30. • THANKS!
• Gmail: ramkumawat001@gmail.com