• The participants will be provided with detailed course material and will be familiarized with various features on 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.

Building Evaluation

• Inspection and evaluate the buildings
• Methods of Inspection
• Visual inspection criteria
• Inspect the building using a new techniques
• Using ultrasonic and infrared for inspection.
• Evaluate the building risk
• Diagnoses the reason of deterioration

Defects installation and materials

• Durability effect due to concrete component
• Concrete pouring problems
• Design problem affecting durability

Corrosion phenomena

• Chloride induce corrosion
• Carbonation induce corrosion

Non –Destructive Testing

• Core test
• Lok test
• UT concrete test
• Schmidt hammer test procedure
• Load test
• Concrete cover test
• Phenol phethaline test
• Chloride test

Successful steps for repairing R.C. structure

• Define the method of repair
• Precaution during repair
• Selecting the materials repair
• Step by step repair procedure
• Corrosion and protection of steel structure in concrete
• Methods of protection
• Cathodic protection
• Comparison between different type of protection. 

Properties of protective coating.

• Evaluate the current protective coating
• Types of protective coating
• Properties of each type
• Precautions in using the coating
• Types of cracks in R. C. structures
• Comparison between different cracks
• Reasons for each type
• Methods of repair and prevent for each type.

Methods of repair the cracked structure Corrosion.

• Materials using to repair corroded structure
• Methods of repair
• Using polymer bonding materials
• Types of polymer
• Properties of these materials
• Case Study: Repair of ring beam for oil storage tank
• Case Study: Repair of foundation under equipment

Maintenance strategy

• Likelihood of building failure
• Define consequences of failure
• Provide risk matrix
• Risk based inspection (RBI)
• Maintenance plan and strategy
• Maintenance plan based economic cost
• Preparing priority lists
• Software for maintenance strategy

Case study

This course is designed for construction civil and structural and project engineers