Structural Health Evaluation and Retrofitting of Structure
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The official GTU curriculum for Structural Health Evaluation and Retrofitting of Structure (subject code ME02065091) as prescribed for CE · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 54 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02065091)Unit 1 Introduction
- Overview of distress
- deterioration in concrete structures
- Case studies of distressed structures world over
- Need for repairs and upgrading of structures
- General introduction to process (Road-map) to a durable concrete repair
- health assessment of Structures
- Definition & Motivation for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
- System components & categories of SHM, Classification of SHM systems
Unit 2 Deterioration of structures- Cracking
- causes & characteristics of cracking in various structural components like beam
- masonry walls
- Measurement of cracks
- interpretation of the cause of particular type of cracking
- effects of cover thickness
- Provisions in accordance to IS 456 for ensuring durability in structures
- Durability of concrete: Factors affecting durability of concrete
- Corrosion of reinforcements in concrete
- Chloride ingress
- Alkali-silica reaction
- Freeze-thaw effects
- Chemical attack
- erosion and cavitation
- Weathering and efflorescence
- Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Branch: Civil Engineering Subject Code: ME02065091 Subject Name: Structural Health Evaluation and Retrofitting of Structure
Unit 3 Conditional assessment / Evaluation of structures
- Structural assessment: Conditional evaluation / Structural Appraisal of the structure
- Damage assessment procedure
- Preliminary & Detailed investigation & Rapid visual screening/ inspection of structures
- Damage Assessment allied Tests (Destructive
- Non- destructive): Field & laboratory testing procedures for evaluating the structure for strength
- corrosion activity
- performance & integrity
- durability index
- Interpretation of the findings of the tests
Unit 4 Repair materials
- Criteria for durable concrete repair
- performance requirements
- repair options
- selection of repair material
- Preparatory stage of repairs
- Different types of repair materials & their application
- types of repair techniques
- Retrofitting / Strengthening: - Need for retrofitting
- Design philosophy of strengthening structures
- Techniques available for strengthening including conventional and innovative techniques
- Methods for repairs
- rehabilitation and retrofitting including surface preparation
- Study of failures of buildings and lesson learnt
Unit 5 Allied topics
- Protection & maintenance of structures: Importance of protection & maintenance
- Categories of maintenance
- Building maintenance
- Corrosion mitigation techniques to protect the structure from corrosion
- Quality control in concrete –Aim & importance of quality control in concrete construction
- measures to assure quality in construction through testing & inspection
- Methodologies and monitoring principles
- Local & global Techniques for SHM, Advantages of SHM
- Sensors & sensing technology for Structural monitoring
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