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Example of an RC Building Retrofitted by RC Shear Walls Chapter 3 167

FIG. 3.28 Making template of the inserted bolts, drilling and installation of the steel plates, and
quality control of welds. (Photos taken by T. Honarbakhsh.)

FIG. 3.29 Quality control of welds in the steel plates and the supports heel. (Photos taken by
T. Honarbakhsh.)

FIG. 3.30 Installation of the supports heel and connection to the foundation, installation of the
connection bars of the new foundation to the existing one, bars placement, and casting concrete into
the support foundation of the added steel plates. (Photos taken by T. Honarbakhsh.)