Building Relocation & Lifting

Strengthening and Relocation of the Priest's House, Huzhou Catholic Church

A historic building was relocated as a whole and subsequently strengthened.

Client requirement

A historic building was relocated as a whole and subsequently strengthened.

Engineering challenge

Assessment of the brick-and-timber structure identified safety issues requiring temporary strengthening before movement.

Technical approach

Concrete-beam underpinning and a rolling system connected pre-relocation temporary strengthening, movement and post-relocation strengthening.

Project value

The project illustrates treatment of the original structure before supporting and relocating a historic building.

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