Strengthening of historic masonry, Altes Bauamt

Dietikon, Switzerland

Description
The listed «Alte Bauamt» in Dietikon’s Kronenareal has already experienced quite a bit since it was built in 1777. Now another chapter is to be added to its history; A core renovation with refurbishment measures of the rubble stone masonry.

Due to differential settlement, the sandstone walls showed cracks and defective lime mortar joints. With the help of re-bar, the critical areas could be prestressed and stabilised in the horizontal direction. For this purpose, a specialist cut grooves into the masonry and re-bar were embedded in Sika MonoTop®.

re-fer product
re-bar 10 and Sika MonoTop®-422 PCC

Case Study

 

 

Year
2023

Contractor
Jäggi + Hafter AG / re-fer

Info
Historic preservation

Engineering consultant
dsp Ingenieure + Planer AG

Architect
stehrenberger architektur gmbh

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