Workshop on Assessment of In-situ Compressive

Strength in Concrete Structures 1st Run

By: Dr Tam Chat Tim

Introduction
Programme Details
The failures in concrete structures are often related to ----------------------------------------------------------------
lack of quality of the in-situ concrete even when Date: 22 September 2017, Friday
standard specimen test results are satisfactory or Duration: 7 hours
otherwise. It is now accepted that the quality of in- Course time: 9.00am 5.15pm
situ concrete is unlikely to be equal to the
Course venue: IES Academy@Jurong East
corresponding standard test specimens. The factors
80 Jurong East Street 21 #04-10
include workmanship during casting as well as the
difference in the extent of curing between laboratory Devan Nair Institute (for e2i)
and site practice. Singapore 609607

Hence there is a need to assess in-situ compressive CPD: STU/ PDU points (Pending for
strength in an appropriate procedure in order to link Approval)
its adequacy to design characteristic compressive
strength. This current Singapore standard SS EN Course fee: $220.00 (IES Members)
13791:2010 (based on BS EN 13791: 2007) and its $260.00 (Non Members)
complementary standard SS 592:2013 (based on BS
6089:2010) provide appropriate guidance on the
~ Certificate of Attendance will be issued to
method of assessment using drilled cores and/or non-
participants with 100% Attendance.
destructive testing methods (rebound number, UPV
and pull-out test) with acceptable correlation curves.

Objective
The Workshop covers the approaches for confirmation of in-situ strength, assessment of existing structures to be
modified, redesigned or damaged and dispute over concrete quality, non-conformity or defective workmanship in
new concrete construction.

The participants will be guided through the topics which include the use of cores, calibration of indirect method
(NDT), use of calibrated indirect method and determination if structure has adequate strength using cores or
indirect test data with limited number of cores. The complementary standard provides additional guidance to
those in EN 13791. A sample test plan consisting of 3 stages is given in Annex B (informative) of SS 592. In
addition, the limitations and usefulness of various NDT methods including Windsor (not in EN 13791) are
reviewed based on tests conducted in laboratory studies.
Speaker Profile
Dr Tam Chat Tim graduated in BE (Civil), ME (Structures) and PhD (Materials Science) and after 3 years of in
design then joined Department of Civil Engineering of University of Malaya (1963-1979) and since 1979, the
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering of National University of Singapore where currently his
appointment is Adjunct Associate Professor since retiring in 1996. He has over 50 years of experience in teaching,
research and providing technical advice to the construction industry as well as involvement in the development
of standards and accreditation both in Malaysia and Singapore.

Course Outline

Time Topics Discussed

8.30am 9.00am Registration

9.00am 10.30am Situations where in-situ strength is needed EN 13791 and SS 592 approaches

10.30am 10.45am Tea Break

10.45am 12.45pm Non-destructive test EN 13791 methods and penetration resistance

12.45pm 1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm 3.00pm Factors influencing NDT measurements concrete composition and moisture state

3.00pm 3.15pm Tea Break

3.15pm 5.15pm Planning and Interpretation of NDT test results EN 13791 and SS 592 Annex B
 REGISTRATION FORM
Workshop on Assessment of In-situ Compressive Strength in Concrete
Structures 1st Run
Date: 22 September 2017, Friday
Time: 9.00am 5.15pm
Duration: 7 hours
IES Academy@Jurong East
Venue: (to confirm) 80 Jurong East Street 21 #04-10
Devan Nair Institute (e2i) S(609607)
Course Fee: $220.00(IES Members); $260.00 (Non Members)
CPD Programme: STU(Structural) / PDU (to confirm)
Wong Qiao Ting
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