Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
Building Assessment
- Introduction to Mature Structure and Understanding Statically System
- Codes and Standard Features
- Inspection and Evaluate the Buildings by Different Methods
- Visual Inspection Criteria
- Inspect the Building Using New Techniques
- Using Ultrasonic and Infrared for Inspection
- Evaluate the Building Risk
- Diagnoses the Reason of Deterioration
Problems in Design, Materials and Construction
- Concrete Materials Problems
- Construction Ways Affect Concrete Durability
- Design Error Affect Structure Integrity
- Errors in Soil Investigation
- Error in Design Foundation
- Error in Foundation Constructions
Properties of Protective Coating
- Selecting the Materials Repair
- Step by Step Repair Procedure
- Methods of Protection
- Corrosion and Protection of Steel Structure in Concrete
- Protection of Reinforcing Bars
- Comparison between Different Type of Protection
- Materials used to Repair Corroded Structure
- Methods of Repair
- Using Polymer Bonding Materials
Methods of Repairing the Cracked Structure Corrosion
- Properties of these Materials
- Ways of Using Steel Sections in Repair
- Types of Cracks in R. C. Structures
- Comparison between Different Cracks
- Reasons for Each Type
- Methods of Repair and Prevent for Each Type
- Define the Method of Repair
- From Inspection and Analysis Predict the Structure Lifetime
Maintenance Strategy
- CFRP Design and Applications
- Likelihood of Building Failure
- Define the Consequences of Failure
- Provide Risk Matrix
- Maintenance Plan and Strategy
- Maintenance Plan based Economic Cost
- Software for Maintenance Strategy
