Repair and Rehabilitation August 2020

Concrete structures are always externally exposed to the natural environment like the rain, beating hot sun and wind. These natural elements cause the structure to be weathered over a certain period. Maintaining the structure prevents the building from deteriorating easily and makes it durable in the long run Proper maintenance includes regular inspection of buildings which helps to identify the deteriorated elements so that they can be timely fixed on time. Consequently, the need for repair and rehabilitation has grown considerably in recent years.

This edition of eMag-Lounge on different services of repair and rehabilitation, post-tensioning, steel fabrication and structural strengthening for repair and rehabilitation. Before finalizing any scheme for repairs and rehabilitation of a distressed concrete structure, the concerned expert has to be fully aware of the causes of distress, the extent of damage to the structure and the present condition of the concrete in the structure.