Assessment and Repair Of Concrete Structure
Course Code: RB101
Course Objective
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.
Course Outline
Introduction and Overview
- Conventional Concrete Materials Limitations and Problems
- High Strength Concrete and High Performance Concrete
- Special Constituent materials and Admixtures
Construction Practices for Concrete in the Gulf
- Specifics of Gulf Environment
- Definition of hot weather for concreting processes
- Precautions for different concreting operations in the hot weather of Gulf region
Non-Traditional Types of Reinforcement Used in Concrete Structures
- Galvanized and epoxy coated bars
- Prestressing steel
- Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) reinforcement for concrete
High Strength Concrete: General
- Importance and Economy
- Durability Improvement
- Structural Improvement
- Concerns
High Strength Concrete: Materials
- Slag (GGBS)
- Fly Ash
- Silica
High Strength Concrete: Production
- Batching and Mixing High Strength Concrete
- Placing and Compacting High Strength Concrete
- Finishing and Curing High Strength Concrete
High Performance Concrete
- Definition
- Importance and Economy
- Performance Improvement
- Concerns
Standard Test Methods for Non-Conventional Concretes and Reinforcement
- Standard test methods for fresh and Hardened Special concretes
- Standard specifications for epoxy coated bars
- Standard specifications for steel wires and strands for pre-stressed concrete
- Standard test methods for properties of FRP rods
Technical Specifications for Concrete and Reinforcement
- Specification definition and specified qualifications
- Specification types, features and format
- Sample concrete and reinforcement specifications
Latex Modified Concrete: Introduction & Materials
- Background
- Standard Specifications and Guides
- Materials
Latex Modified Concrete: Production
- Mix Proportioning
- Mixing and Placing
- Finishing and Curing
Latex Modified Concrete: Properties and Applications
- Properties of Fresh LMC
- Properties of Hardened LMC
- Durability of LMC
- Applications and Recent Development
Repair Materials for Concrete Structures
- Required properties in repair materials
- Types of repair materials
- Repair methods and techniques
- Sample technical specifications for repair works
Advanced Concrete Materials: Problems and Solutions
- Dosage and Over Dosage
- Workability
- Setting and Finishing
- Long Term Performance
- FRP versus steel reinforcement
The Cost Of The Training Program Includes The Following:
- Scientific article on flash memory.
- Training Room.
- Training.
- Coffee break.
- The training bag includes all the tools for the course.
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