structUK provides structural strengthening and repair solutions for a wide range of structures, foundations, and construction materials. Our tailored strengthening methods improve structural performance, extend service life, and ensure compliance with modern engineering standards.

Reinforced Concrete Elements

• Jacketing (section enlargement).
• Post-installed fixings.
• Flexural strengthening using overlays, jackets, or additional beams.
• Shear strengthening using added links, wraps, or saddles.
• Punching shear strengthening with post-installed anchors or NSM CFRP.
• Reinforced concrete wall strengthening.
• Retaining wall strengthening.
• RC reinforcement for connections, seismic retrofits, and increased structural loads.

Structural Steel Elements

• Steel plating by welding plates to existing sections.
• Additional steel sections to increase structural capacity.
• Steel heat straightening to restore original strength.
• Concrete jacketing using SFRC or High Performance Concrete (HPC).

Masonry Structures

• Lateral restraint ties for improved wall stability.
• Masonry beaming for enhanced flexural and compressive strength.
• Corner ties and elbows to improve cross-bonding and restraint.
• Underpinning and ground improvement for subsidence issues.
• Ground anchors and soil nails for retaining walls.

Timber Structures

• Strengthening existing timber sections with sister joists or steel plates.
• Reinforcing timber frame connections with metal connectors.
• Strengthening timber posts.
• Strengthening timber and glulam beams.
• Strengthening roof structures and trusses for solar panels, HVAC systems, and additional loads.

Special Structural Systems

• Strengthening jack arches on cast iron beams.
• Strengthening filler joist flooring.
• Strengthening clay pot flooring systems.
• Strengthening RAAC panel roofs.
• Strengthening large panel system towers.

Reasons for Structural Strengthening

• Structural modifications, extensions, and alterations.
• Changes in building use resulting in increased loading.
• Compliance upgrades for changing operational requirements, including EV loading.
• Correction of inadequate design or construction defects.
• Seismic retrofitting and structural resilience improvements.
• Protection against impact and blast loading.
• Restoring strength after corrosion-related section loss once the root cause has been addressed.