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CE1019 – REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES

CE1019  –   REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES

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UNIT I        CONCRETE - INFLUENCE ON SERVICEBILITY AND
DURABILITY             9            
Quality   assurance   for   concrete   construction   as   built   concrete   properties   strength
permeability – Thermal properties and cracking – Effects due to climate – Temperature –
Chemicals – Wear and erosion – Design and construction errors – Corrosion mechanism –
Effects of cover thickness and cracking – Methods of corrosion protection  – Corrosion
inhibitors – Corrosion resistant steels – Coatings – Cathodic protection.

UNIT II          MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR STRATEGIES                                   9
Definitions – Maintenance, repair and rehabilitation – Facets of maintenance importance
of   maintenance   preventive   measures   on   various   aspects   inspection   –   Assessment
procedure for evaluating damaged structure causes of deterioration – Testing techniques.

UNIT III        MATERIALS FOR REPAIR                                                                    9
Special  concretes  and  mortar  –  Concrete  chemicals  –  Special  elements  for  accelerated
strength gain – Expansive cement – Polymer concrete, sulphur infiltrated concrete, ferro
cement – Fibre reinforced concrete.

UNIT IV        TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR                                                                  9
Rust eliminators and polymers coating for rebars during repair foamed concrete – Mortar
and dry pack – Vacuum concrete – Gunite and shotcrete Epoxy injection – Mortar repair
for cracks – Shoring and underpinning.

UNIT V          EXAMPLES OF REPAIR TO STRUCTURES - DEMOLITION         9
Repairs to overcome low member strength – Deflection – Cracking – Chemical disruption
– weathering wear – Fire, leakage – Marine exposure – Engineered demolition techniques
for dilapilated structures – Case studies.
                                                                                                                 
           Total:  45
TEXT BOOKS
1.         Denison  Campbell,  Allen  and  Harold  Roper,  “Concrete  Structures”,  Materials,
Maintenance and Repair Longman Scientific and Technical, 1991.
2.         Allen, R.T. and Edwards, S.C., “Repair of Concrete Structures”, Blakie and Sons,
1987.

REFERENCES
1.        Shetty,  M.S.,  “Concrete  Technology  -  Theory  and  Practice”,  S.Chand  and
Company,    1992.
2.         Raikar, R.N., “Learning from failures - Deficiencies in Design”, Construction and
Service - R and D Centre (SDCPL), Raikar Bhavan, 1987.

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