Assessment, Evaluation and Repair of Reinforced Concrete Structure

This training course will feature:

• Assessment and evaluation technique for concrete and steel structures
• The importance of inspection and testing activity
• Applying the inspection and testing in many construction areas
• Focusing on practical and theoretical ways of inspection
• How to integrate new inspection technique into the work domain

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be familiar with:

• Testing and inspection techniques of engineering materials
• Workmanship in building construction
• NDE for the steel and welding
• The capability to inspect the finishing work activity
• Testing and inspection for road construction
• The ways and skills for the inspector

Who is this Training Course for?

This 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

Daily Agenda

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