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Strengthening and Repair of Structures

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    By the end of the course the students will be able to:  Identify different causes of deterioration of concrete structures.  Evaluate concrete structures and select appropriate repair techniques.  Identify different repair and strengthening materials.  Design of strengthened concrete elements using different techniques.

Requirements

CES351

Description

  • English Description

    Causes of deterioration of concrete structures, Evaluation of concrete structures, Repair and strengthening materials (types, selection and testing), Bond between repair and strengthening materials and substrate concrete, Different repair and strengthening techniques, Protection and maintenance of concrete structures, Repair and strengthening of different concrete elements (footing – column – beam – slab …. etc.), Structural analysis of repair and strengthening, Design of repair and strengthening, Case studies.
  • Arabic Description

    Causes of deterioration of concrete structures, Evaluation of concrete structures, Repair and strengthening materials (types, selection and testing), Bond between repair and strengthening materials and substrate concrete, Different repair and strengthening techniques, Protection and maintenance of concrete structures, Repair and strengthening of different concrete elements (footing – column – beam – slab …. etc.), Structural analysis of repair and strengthening, Design of repair and strengthening, Case studies.
  • Department
    Structural Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Major Assessment (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 5% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 25% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4
  • - Emmons, Peter H., Concrete repair and Maintenance, R.S. Means Co., Inc.,1993.
  • - Allen, R. T. L.; Edwards, S. C. and Shaw, J. D. N., The Repair of Concrete Structures, Blackie Academic and Professional, 1993.
  • - ACI Committee 440, Guide for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Concrete Structures, American Concrete Institute, 2017.