Repair, Strengthening and Ground Improvement Works to Existing Conserved Shophouse in Jalan Sultan
Other Project
FIBRWRAP CONSTRUCTION
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The building was built 100 years ago and is in Singapore’s oldest urban quarter area, Kampung Glam, one of the historical cultural attractions in the city. The client converts the shophouse into a hotel for tourism.
The TYFO® Fibrwrap® System was proposed to preserve and strengthen the existing masonry structure. The cracks on the existing brick walls were rectified by injection method using hydraulic lime mortar before the application of TYFO® Fibrwrap® System. The TYFO® Fibrwrap® System enhanced the tensile strength and shear strength of the existing masonry wall, columns, and beam.
The building locality was found to have poor soil conditions. As such, the Axi micro-pile injection method was adopted to increase the soil shear strength and the bearing capacity.
The works were completed within three months.