Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation, Facets of Maintenance, importance of Maintenance, Various aspects of Inspection, Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure, causes of deterioration.
Quality assurance for concrete – Strength, Durability and Thermal properties, of concrete - Cracks, different types, causes – Effects due to climate, temperature, Sustained elevated temperature, Corrosion - Effects of cover thickness.
Polymer concrete, Sulphur infiltrated concrete, Fiber reinforced concrete, High strength concrete, High performance concrete, Vacuum concrete, Self compacting concrete, Geopolymer concrete, Reactive powder concrete, Concrete made with industrial wastes.
Non-destructive Testing Techniques, Epoxy injection, Shoring, Underpinning, Corrosion protection techniques – Corrosion inhibitors, Corrosion resistant steels, Coatings to reinforcement, cathodic protection
Strengthening of Structural elements, Repair of structures distressed due to corrosion, fire, Leakage, earthquake – DEMOLITION TECHNIQUES - Engineered demolition methods - Case studies.
Reference Book:
1. Shetty M.S., "Concrete Technology - Theory and Practice", S.Chand and Company, 2008. 2. Dov Kominetzky.M.S., " Design and Construction Failures", Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2001 3. Ravishankar.K., Krishnamoorthy.T.S, " Structural Health Monitoring, Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures", Allied Publishers, 2004. 4. CPWD and Indian Buildings Congress, Hand book on Seismic Retrofit of Buildings, Narosa Publishers, 2008. 5. Gambhir.M.L., "Concrete Technology", McGraw Hill, 2013
Text Book:
1. Denison Campbell, Allen and Harold Roper, “Concrete Structures, Materials, Maintenance and Repair”, Longman Scientific and Technical UK, 1991. 2. Allen R.T. & Edwards S.C, Repair of Concrete Structures, Blakie and Sons, UK, 1987
