Introduction - Facets of maintenance - necessity of maintenance - numerous aspects of inspection - Assessment technique for evaluating a damaged structure - Causes of degradation - Routine and preventive maintenance – Repair of damaged masonry structures and causes

Concrete attributes - strength, permeability, thermal properties, and cracking - quality assurance for concrete construction - Climate, temperature, chemical, and corrosion effects – design and construction flaws - Cover thickness and cracking effects - strengthening by pre-stressing

Special concretes and mortar, concrete chemicals, special elements for accelerated strength Gain - Expansive cement - polymer concrete - sulphur infiltrated concrete - Ferro cement – Fibre reinforced concrete Grouting materials - Gas forming grouts, Salfo alumate grouts, Polymer grouts, Acrylate and Urethane grouts - Bonding agents Latex emulsions, Epoxy bonding agents

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 – Jacketing and Strengthening structural elements - Methods of corrosion protection, corrosion inhibitors, corrosion resistant steels, coatings and cathodic protection

Strengthening of Structural elements, Repair of structures distressed due to corrosion, fire, leakage, earthquake-Transportation of Structures from one place to other –Structural Health Monitoring- demolition techniques-Engineered demolition methods-Case studies – Fire and safety Installation in Buildings