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Appraisal and Repair of Existing Concrete Structures is a practical guide for civil and structural engineers involved in the preservation, renovation and repair of concrete buildings and structures. Comprehensive in scope, the book contains detailed guidance on all stages of appraisal, including common issues that arise, and how to address gaps within current codes of practice.
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Written by an author with over 45 years’ experience in research and practice, Appraisal and Repair of Existing Concrete Structures contains essential knowledge required by practising civil and structural engineers as well as students studying structural appraisal.
Dr Yue Choong Kog is President of East West Engineering Consultants, Singapore. He has over 45 years of research and practitioner experience in appraisal and repair of concrete structures and is a former President of the Association of Consulting Engineers, Singapore. He has over 100 previous publications in international refereed journals, conference proceedings and chapters in books.
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of figures
List of tables
1. Introduction
2. Safety factors and loads
3. Visual inspection of existing concrete structures
4. Testing plan for the structural adequacy assessment of existing concrete structures
5. Sample size for determining the in situ strength of concrete
6. Estimating the in situ strength of existing concrete structures
7. Concrete structures of good quality control
8. Load and material factors for the full structural investigation
9. Testing plan for the durability assessment of existing concrete structures
10. Durability assessments of existing concrete structures
11. Load tests of existing concrete structures
12. Appraisal of fire-damaged concrete structures
13. Repair of existing concrete structures
References
Appendix A Illustrative example for a testing plan
Index
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