The replacement of damaged concrete elements requires demolition and removal of existing structural elements and their substitution with new members. The demolition process is carried out after proper jacking is applied to relieve imposed loads on the damaged structural member. ...
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Profometer Test on Concrete Structures: Purpose and Applications
Profometer test is a non-destructive testing technique used to detect location and size of reinforcements and concrete cover quickly and accurately. A small, portable, and handy instrument which is known as profometer or rebar locator, is used in this test. ...
How to Strengthen Existing Concrete Walls?
Strengthening of existing reinforced concrete walls becomes necessary either when they lose their strength and capacity to take up the stipulated loads or when you need to increase their load carrying capacity. This kind of rehabilitation is mostly required for ...
Cost of Reinforced Concrete FRP Strengthening System and other Methods
There are various techniques which are used to enhance both ultimate load capacity and serviceability of reinforced concrete structures. Strengthening reinforced concrete beams with FRP composite is the most novel method which has been developed. This method is widely accepted ...
Methods of Bridge Column Casing -Properties, Details and Uses
Purpose of providing bridge column casing is to improve its ductility, shear and flexural capacity. Methods of column casing, details and uses are discussed.
Design of FRP Axial Strengthening of RCC Columns -ACI 440.2R-08
FRP axial strengthening systems are used to improve or enhance the capacity of reinforced concrete columns. It can be used for both circular and rectangular shaped columns but it is more effective in the former shape. In this article the ...
Strengthening Techniques of Reinforced Concrete Beams-Bond Characteristics
Strengthening of reinforced concrete beam utilizing FRP has been applied to tackle problems related to the civil infrastructure. There are various studies which demonstrate the effectiveness of different strength techniques using FRP and considerably increase both strength and stiffness of ...
Use of NSM Fiber Reinforced Polymer For Strengthening of RCC Beam
The Use of near surface Mounted Fiber Reinforced Polymer bars for strengthening of reinforced concrete beam: There are several factors that might decrease ultimate load capacity of concrete structures such as steel corrosion in an aggressive environment, design calculation errors, ...