Our case studies

When a prestressing tendon on the 3 km-long Île de Ré Bridge ruptured unexpectedly, Freyssinet’s team had to ensure that follow-up cable inspection and replacement could be done in safe conditions.

Extending the service life of the heavily damaged silos while preserving raw material resources was at the heart of the repair strategy Freyssinet designed for Golden Bay Cement, to ensure operations’ continuity.

Three columns on the ground and first floors of a car park in the UK were strengthened by the use of pre-loaded Exoleaf shells after signs of overloading became visible.

Multi-strand cables were proposed as an alternative to locked-coil cables during renovation of the Ewijk Bridge in the Netherlands, delivering direct benefits for the renovation process.

Part of the old plaster vaults of a Norman church was reinforced using resin concrete and carbon fiber fabrics bonded on both sides of the vault by carbon braids.

Renovation of an historic tunnel in the USA demanded a balance between improving its condition, and retaining unique features; Freyssinet worked with the owner to find the right solution.

To improve the building's safety, Freyssinet rolled out several complementary techniques as part of a design and build contract, whose total cost proved to be 34% less than the client's initial estimate.

A novel precast shell system made of ultra high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete enabled extra floors to be swiftly added to a multi-storey car park without its operation being disrupted.

Refurbishment and structural strengthening of a reinforced concrete factory built in 1899 using the system pioneered by French engineer François Hennebique with the aim of adapting the plant to fulfil the client's new requirements.