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What is the difference between rehabilitation, repair, restoration and retrofitting
Repair:
- The repairs are performed on damaged buildings to restore the strength after disaster
- The repair services includes
- Reconstruction of non-structural walls , chimneys , boundary walls etc…
- Checking and repairing electrical connections , plumbing , ventilation etc…
- Repairing of cracks
- The restoration is performed to re-attain the strength of existing building to the original strength
- The restoration enables to get at least the original strength of piers, Columns, beams and walls
- The following are the actions involved in restoration
- By grouting
- Strengthening using wire mesh
- Rebuilding the cracked portions using rich non-shrinkable mortar after removal of cracked portion.
- Assessing the existing condition of the structure and deciding which component of the structure should be repaired or restored based on all the future requirements of structure
- .The retrofit enables to increase the original strength of the building
- :The actions of Retrofitting includes
- .Addition of shear wall of diagonal braces
- .Modification of roofs
- .Strengthening of foundation
- .Modification of building plan etc…