Project Objective:

Determination of in-situ retrofitting technique to upgrade the strength of the structural steel members 

Existing Design Specifications:

• AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) (2010). “Specification for structural steel buildings”.

• AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) (2002). “Rehabilitation and retrofit guide, A reference for historic shapes and specifications”, Steel design guide series 15. 

Parameters considered:

Various slenderness of the hot rolled Steel members (various length and cross-section dimensions)

Nature of the work:

Full-scale experiments | Numerical (Finite element analysis) | Development of mathematical expression for design

Total number of Full-Scale Experiments Carried out:  28 

International Journal Publications:

1. Retrofitting of Structural Steel Channel Sections using Cold-Formed Steel Encasing Channels.

Sivaganesh Selvaraj and Madhavan, M., (2019). Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE), 32(4), 04018049. Link