- Location
- Xinghua, Jiangsu
Client requirement
Additional roof ventilators required strengthening of the existing factory's steel beams and bracing system.
Engineering challenge
The altered use required compatibility with the existing steel load path and control of cable stressing and anchorage.
Technical approach
Structural calculations and strength and serviceability checks preceded staged stressing and anchorage to achieve the specified cable forces.
Project value and operational arrangements
The case demonstrates steel strengthening for altered industrial use. Available records do not confirm whether production continued throughout construction.
