Construction Failures
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The official GTU curriculum for Construction Failures (subject code ME03000211) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 30 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 (ME03000211)Unit 1 Definition of error, defect, and failure – Causes of failures
- Overview of engineering failures
- engineering negligence and malpractices
- case studies of failures due to improper workmanship
- design errors
- construction errors
- abuse and misuse of building
- lack of maintenance
- subsidence of foundations
- earthquake etc
Unit 2 Masonry and Concrete Failures, Repairs
- Classification of cracks in Masonry and RCC structures
- underlying mechanisms causing the cracks
- shrinkage cracks
- cracks due to foundation movement and settlement of soils
- thermal movement cracks
- loading cracks
- characteristics of flexural
- torsion and shrinkage cracking in RCC structures
- tools to detect the cracks
- repair methodologies to mend the cracks
Unit 3 Man-Made and Natural Failures, Rehabilitation
- Failure of structures due to construction deficiencies
- design errors
- inferior quality of materials
- corrosion of reinforcement
- changes in occupancy
- Failures of structures due to natural causes such as earthquakes
- soil instability
- natural ageing and deterioration
Unit 4 Maintenance Problems and Their Solutions
- Definition and requirement of maintenance
- Category of inspection and maintenance
- Overview of building maintenance Inventory of items as per the category of building maintenance
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