Concrete screws as a post‐installed punching shear reinforcement

The strengthening of concrete structures is becoming more and more important. To achieve this need for strengthening measures, technically innovative, simple and economical systems for subsequent strengthening are required. At the University of Innsbruck, a system for subsequent strengthening of the punching shear zone through the installation of concrete screws has been developed. These screws are installed from the soffit side of the slab in...