Building Finishes and Rehabilitation Works
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Building Finishes and Rehabilitation Works Course
Introduction:
With the advent of modern computer software focused on design, the concrete industry has predominantly emphasized the structural aspects of reinforced concrete. Consequently, the significance of durability has often been disregarded or not given due attention.
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition that concrete rehabilitation is a distinct discipline in its own right, demanding specialized knowledge and expertise. This acknowledgment has emerged over the past decade, underscoring the need for comprehensive understanding and skills specifically tailored to concrete rehabilitation.
Course Objectives:
This conference will provide the delegates with the latest information and knowledge of modern materials, techniques and practices for designing, constructing, investigating, rehabilitating, maintaining and monitoring concrete structures and buildings delegates will have the opportunity to learn proven methods for success in identifying and avoiding costly problems that could lead to failures.
Who Should Attend?
Any civil engineer with an interest in learning about the modern methodology for control the construction quality and managing the construction execution on-site with an advanced technique. It is foreseen that individuals from the following backgrounds may attend:
- Construction engineers
- Maintenance Engineers
- Design structural engineers
- Supervision engineer
- Planners
Course Outlines:
Understanding Concrete & Why it is Vulnerable to Attack
- What are the problems?
- Climate
- Quality of materials & workmanship
- Corrosion
- Chlorides & sulfates
- What makes concrete durable?
- Influence of porosity
- Influence of cracks
- Designing concrete for durability
- Key considerations
- Material proportions and their influence
Constructing, Inspecting & Testing Durable Concrete
- Dealing with temperature
- Handling & placement
- Consolidation
- Finishing & curing
- Quality control
- Quality assurance
- Inspection
- Sampling & field testing
- Tests on hardened concrete
The Investigation Process & Rehabilitation Strategy Development
- Preliminary studies
- Condition surveys
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Impact-echo
- Ultrasonic
- Ground-penetrating radar
- Impact-echo
- Cause analysis
- Repair failure case studies
Rehabilitation Strategy Option
- Removal, replacement, and reconstruction
- Reconstruction
- Chloride removal
- Cathodic protection (impressed & passive)
- Corrosion inhibition
- Crack repair materials & practices
- Joints, joints and jointing systems
- Rehabilitation strategy options
Implementing a Rehabilitation Strategy
- Concrete repair materials
- Material types
- Desired properties
- Chloride removal
- Spraying, toweling and forming repairs
- Rehabilitation case studies
Building Envelope Repair & Maintenance
- Defining the building envelope
- Mechanisms of deterioration
- Building envelope inspection procedures
- Building investigation case studies
Building Envelope Repair & Maintenance
- Building envelope repair and maintenance
- Building envelope repair case studies
- Preventative maintenance techniques
- Inspection & testing
Building Envelope Construction Mistakes & Failures
- The construction process
- Causes of failure
- Top 10 construction mistakes
- Forensic investigations
- Construction mistake case studies
- Building failure case studies
Building Design Errors & Omissions
- The design and construction issues
- Forensic investigations
- Design error case studies
- Current trends