Preloader Close

D/B of CIGRE HQ Office Building

CIGRE HQ. Office Building needed strengthening. Econ was contracted to design the strengthening concept and execute it. After we got municipality approval on our design, that included two types: steel jacketing and concrete jacketing, we started the work on time, executed the columns strengthening and structural maintenance of other elements of the building, such as; water and sewage tanks, retaining walls, and cracked hollow block walls. The work has been executed to the QCS requirements under the supervision of the Consultant Arab Engineering Bureau.  

Welding horizontal bars to the vertical steel angles
Finished steel jacketing phase.
Epoxy primer applied for protection from corrosion.
Installing steel mesh to hold plaster in place.
Plaster applied on top of steel mesh.
Anchoring rebar to the bottom slab using Hilti epoxy.
Repairing parts of retaining wall with additional steel installed and welding to the original steel that was still in good condition according to QCS.
Steel straps anchored to the concrete slab to prevent further deflection.
Preparing the cracks to receive special crack filler from DCP.
Applying cementitious fireproofing, to protect the steel angles in case of fire.
Full encasement of the concrete column with steel plates.
Full encasement of the concrete column with steel plates.
Concrete jacketing. two layers of rebar are installed.
Concrete jacketing. two layers of rebar are installed.
Preparing the cracks in block walls to receive crack filler
Go To Top