Civil engineering and Constructions
Inspection, Assessment and Repair of Concrete and Steel Structure
Select Other "city & date"
Inspection, Assessment and Repair of Concrete and Steel Structure Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
- The participants will be provided with detailed course material and will be familiarized with various features of concrete construction.
- Provide participants with required information about the newly developed
- Reinforced concrete materials.
- Help them understand the different test methods for various materials and
- Interpret their test results.
- Assist participants to effectively consult the technical specifications of these
- Materials.
- Provide them with troubleshooting methods for material
- related problems
Who Should Attend?
- Civil Engineers
- Design Engineers
- Architects
- Supervision Engineers
- Inspectors from public agencies and the private sector.
- Contractors
- Project Engineers and other construction staff.
Course Outlines:
Introduction and Overview
- Conventional Concrete Materials Limitations and Problems
- High Strength Concrete and High-Performance Concrete
- Special Constituent materials and Admixtures
Construction Practices for Concrete in the Gulf
- Specifics of Gulf Environment
- Definition of hot weather for concreting processes
- Precautions for different concreting operations in the hot weather of Gulf
- region
Traditional Types of Reinforcement Used in Concrete Structures
- Galvanized and epoxy coated bars
- Prestressing steel
- Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) reinforcement for a concrete
High Strength Concrete: General
- Importance and Economy
- Durability Improvement
- Structural Improvement
- Concerns
High Strength Concrete: Materials
- Slag (GGBS)
- Fly Ash
- Silica
High Strength Concrete: Production
- Batching and Mixing High Strength Concrete
- Placing and Compacting High Strength Concrete
- Finishing and Curing High Strength Concrete
High-Performance Concrete
- Definition
- Importance and Economy
- Performance Improvement
- Concerns
Standard Test Methods for Non-Conventional Concretes and Reinforcement
- Standard test methods for fresh and Hardened Special concretes
- Standard specifications for epoxy-coated bars
- Standard specifications for steel wires and strands for prestressed concrete
- Standard test methods for properties of FRP rods
Technical Specifications for Concrete and Reinforcement
- Specification definition and specified qualifications
- Specification types, features, and format
- Sample concrete and reinforcement specifications
Latex Modified Concrete: Introduction & Materials
- Background
- Standard Specifications and Guides
- Materials
Latex Modified Concrete: Production
- Mix Proportioning
- Mixing and Placing
- Finishing and Curing
Latex Modified Concrete: Properties and Applications
- Properties of Fresh LMC
- Properties of Hardened LMC
- Durability of LMC
- Applications and Recent Development
Repair Materials for Concrete Structures
- Required properties in repair materials
- Types of repair materials
- Repair methods and techniques
- Sample technical specifications for repair works