Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures Syllabus for B.Tech 8th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures B.Tech (R13) eightsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
To make the students to gain the knowledge on quality of concrete, durability aspects, causes of deterioration, assessment of distressed structures, repairing of structures and demolition procedures.
UNIT I : MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR STRATEGIES [9 hours]
Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation, Facets of Maintenance, importance of Maintenance, Various aspects of Inspection, Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure, causes of deterioration.
UNIT II : STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF CONCRETE [9 hours]
Quality assurance for concrete – Strength, Durability and Thermal properties, of concrete – Cracks, different types, causes – Effects due to climate, temperature, Sustained elevated temperature, Corrosion – Effects of cover thickness.
UNIT III : SPECIAL CONCRETES [9 hours]
Polymer concrete, Sulphur infiltrated concrete, Fibre reinforced concrete, High strength concrete, High performance concrete, Vacuum concrete, Self compacting concrete, Geopolymer concrete, Reactive powder concrete, Concrete made with industrial wastes.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
- Students must gained knowledge on quality of concrete, durability aspects, causes of deterioration, assessment of distressed structures, repairing of structures and demolition procedures.
TEXTBOOKS:
- Denison Campbell, Allen and Harold Roper, “Concrete Structures, Materials,
Maintenance and Repair”, Longman Scientific and Technical UK, 1991. - Allen R.T. & Edwards S.C, Repair of Concrete Structures, Blakie and Sons, UK, 1987
REFERENCES:
- ShettyM.S., “Concrete Technology – Theory and Practice”, S.Chand and Company, 2008.
- Dov Kominetzky.M.S., “Design and Construction Failures”, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2001
- Ravishankar.K., Krishnamoorthy.T.S, “Structural Health Monitoring, Repair and
Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures”, Allied Publishers, 2004. - CPWD and Indian Buildings Congress, Hand book on Seismic Retrofit of Buildings, Narosa Publishers, 2008.
- Gambhir.M.L., “Concrete Technology”, McGraw Hill, 2013
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