The assessment of reinforced concrete structures has become a significant challenge for civil engineers. In recent years, the repair of these structures has advanced due to new materials and techniques for maintenance and repair.
This Energy training course will cover methods for inspecting and evaluating buildings, as well as diagnosing the causes of concrete deterioration or steel bar corrosion in order to develop preventive maintenance programs. The training course will provide an in-depth discussion on the causes of structural degradation, with a focus on corrosion, as well as the latest protection methods for steel reinforcement. Participants will explore both theoretical and practical aspects of repairing reinforced concrete structures using new materials, examining their advantages, disadvantages, and the appropriate methods for their application.
The training course will also address preventive maintenance strategies, including objectives and planning from an economic perspective, and introduce the new software tools used in maintenance management systems. Additionally, the course will present risk-based inspection techniques, evaluating the likelihood and consequences of building failure, and constructing a building risk matrix.
The Assessment, Evaluation and Repair of Reinforced Concrete Structure training course will include:
- Techniques for assessing and evaluating concrete and steel structures.
- The significance of inspection and testing activities.
- Applying inspection and testing methods across various construction areas.
- A focus on both practical and theoretical approaches to inspection.
- Integrating new inspection techniques into the workplace.
This Energy training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The daily workshops will be highly interactive and participative. The illustration will depend on videos and photos.
This Energy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals
- Architects
- Engineers
- Practicing Building Construction Inspectors
- Project Engineers
- Technicians and Technologists involved with building maintenance
- Contractors and Building Owners
Day One: Building Assessment
- Introduction to mature structure
- Codes and standard deficiency
- Inspection and evaluate the buildings
- Methods of Inspection
- Visual inspection criteria
- Inspect the building using a new techniques
- Using ultrasonic and infrared for inspection.
- Evaluate the building risk
- Diagnoses the reason of deterioration
- Workshop: Define the cracks types
- Workshop: cracks in miscellaneous foundations
Day Two: Problems in Design, Materials and Construction
- Concrete materials problems
- Construction ways affect concrete durability
- Design error affect structure integrity
- Corrosion and protection of steel structure in concrete
- Protection of reinforcing bars
- Define the method of repair
- Videos presenting a repair methods
- From inspection and analysis predict the structure life time
Day Three: Properties of Protective Coating
- Precaution during repair
- Selecting the materials repair
- Step by step repair procedure
- Methods of protection
- Cathodic protection
- Comparison between different type of protection.
- Evaluate the current protective coating
- Types of protective coating
- Properties of each type
- Precautions in using the coating
Day Four: Methods of Repairing the Cracked Structure Corrosion
- Types of cracks in R. C. structures
- Comparison between different cracks
- Reasons for each type
- Methods of repair and prevent for each type.
- Materials using to repair corroded structure
- Methods of repair
- Using polymer bonding materials
- Types of polymer
- Properties of these materials
- Ways of using steel sections in repair
Day Five: Maintenance Strategy
- CFRP design
- CFRP applications
- Likelihood of building failure
- Define consequences of failure
- Provide risk matrix
- Risk based inspection (RBI)
- Maintenance plan and strategy
- Maintenance plan based economic cost
- Preparing priority lists
- Software for maintenance strategy
- Case study