What Is “Retrofitting”? Difference between Rehabilitation, Retrofitting & Repair?
What Is
“Retrofitting”? Difference between Rehabilitation, Retrofitting & Repair?
What Is
“Retrofitting”?
Retrofitting
is making changes to an existing building to protect it from flooding or other
hazards such as high winds and earthquakes.
Retrofitting is actually addition of new technologies to old
structures. The old structures may be vulnerable or maybe not. It can be
used to increase the efficiency or make it economical, it may also decrease
emissions.
However from Civil
engineering point of view The Retrofitting term may be referred to Seismic
Retrofitting, it is the modification of existing structures to make them
more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due
to earthquakes.
Difference between Rehabilitation, Retrofitting & Repair?
-Repair: The main purpose of repair is to bring back the architectural
shape of the building so that all services start working and the functioning of
building is resumed quickly.
-Retrofitting: Retrofitting is the seismic strengthening carried out to
upgrade the seismic resistance of a damaged building.
-Rehabilitation: It is the act of restoring something to its original
state.
Source: Internet
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