Subject Code:  CE4L005 Subject Name:    Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit:  3
Pre-requisite(s): None
 Maintenance and Repair strategies - Maintenance, repair and rehabilitation, Facets of Maintenance, importance of Maintenance various aspects of Inspection, Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure, causes of deterioration; Serviceability and Durability of Concrete - Quality assurance for concrete construction concrete properties- strength, permeability, thermal properties and cracking. - Effects due to climate, temperature, chemicals, corrosion - design and construction errors - Effects of cover thickness and cracking; Materials and Techniques for Repair - Special concretes and mortar, concrete chemicals, special elements for accelerated strength gain, Expansive cement, polymer concrete, sulphur infiltrated concrete, Ferrocement and polymers coating for rebars loadings from concrete, mortar and dry pack, vacuum concrete, Gunite and Shotcrete, Epoxy injection, Mortar repair for cracks shoring and underpinning. Methods of corrosion protection, corrosion inhibitors, corrosion resistant steels and cathodic protection.; Repairs to Structures - Repair of structures distressed due to earthquake – Strengthening using FRP Strengthening and stabilization techniques for repair.
Text/Reference Books:
  1. Denison C.A. and Harold R.Concrete Structures, Materials, Maintenance and Repair, Longman Scientific and Technical UK.
  2. Allen R.T and Edwards S.C.Repair of Concrete Structures, Blakie and Sons, UK.
  3. Raikar R.N.Learning from failures - Deficiencies in Design, Construction and Service, R&D Centre (SDCPL), Raikar Bhavan, Bombay.
  4. Santhakumar A.R.Concrete Technology, Oxford University Press, Printed in India by Radha Press, New Delhi.
  5. Emmons P.H.Concrete Repair and MaintenanceIllustrated, Galgotia Publications pvt. Ltd.