Course Description:

• Every structure build has got a service life, and the service life is dependent on the construction practice, quality of workmanship and various other factors including materials etc.
• A building or any structures will show signs of deterioration in early stages, and it is very expensive to repair any structure without knowledge of the type of damage caused.
• Thus, any repair/rehabilitation works can be carried out if the nature of damage is known and there are many simple methods of predicting damage and detecting damage.
• Even Visual Examination or “Naked Eye”, you can detect a damage, BUT you will need to take proper training for this.

Objectives:

• The purpose of this course is to provide training with basic and practical methods on concrete repair technology, repair materials, and predict damage.
• Durability of concrete is an important factor, which affect the concrete strength and further leads to damage of the structure, thus proper understanding of the durability factors is a must to prevent damage.
• Repair and rehabilitation adds a huge amount to a cost of a structure, so proper guidance and training is required to use the methods effectively and bring down the cost of the project.
• The purpose of this course is to prepare a trainee to make a decision, whether repair is required or not.

Who should take this course?

• Contractors/ Construction Companies/Engineers/Anybody can take this course and learn how to prevent damage to a structure and how to repair your structure.
• You do not need to be an engineer to take this course, there are no mathematical equations in this course to study.
• If you are, a client and you have given a work to a contractor, and need to know if the contractor is following the proper methods to prevent damage to your structure.

Why you should take this course?

• Repairing and rehabilitation is a booming industry, so if you are having plans to change your career, then join this Course to be a part of an Upcoming Advanced Industry in Construction.

Course Outlines:

     Day 1

     Introduction to Causes of Damage in a Structure

• Process of concrete deterioration
• Sulphate attack and Chemical attack on concrete
• Reinforcement corrosion
• Defects in construction
• Case studies

      Day 2

      Prediction and Assessment of Damage in a Concrete Structure

• Planning and strategies for predicting damage in a structure
• Visual inspection of damage in a structure
• NDT –Tests on a structure to predict damage
• Predicting service life of a structure
• Case studies

      Day 3

      Main Focus (Repair and Rehabilitation of structures)

• Introduction to concrete repair and rehabilitation
• Repair methods and material required for repairing
• Prevention techniques of reinforcement corrosion
• Repair guidelines as per ACI-562.
• Patch repairing
• Case studies

      Day 4

      Case Studies and Crack Repair Methods

• Concrete crack repair methods and guidelines
• Prevention techniques of damage as per guidelines
• Service life extension techniques
• Case studies

     Day 5

     Repair Guidelines as per ACI-562

• Added repair guidelines as per ACI-562
• The repair contractor’s duties
• The material supplier’s duties
• Review of the entire week and “Question and Answer session”