A PRESENTATION ON

REPAIR AND REHABILITATION

OF CONCRETE
STRUCTURES
Presented By,
Khandaker Ashfak (313)

Rakibul Hassan (314)

Shams-Al-Hannan (315)
 CONTENT

 INTRODUCTION  REPAIR TECHNIQUES OF CRACKS

 DISTRESS IN STRUCTURE  MATERIALS FOR REHABILITATION

 CAUSES OF DISTRESS  REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES

 TYPES OF CRACKS  CONCLUSION

 REFERENCES
 CLASSIFICATION OF CRACKS
 CAUSES OF CRACKS

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 INTRODUCTION

 Concrete structures are a very common or perhaps the

most common type of building.

 Repair is the process of restoring something that is

damaged or broken to good condition.

 Rehabilitation is the process of renewing the old structure

by using special material and suitable methods so that the
structure will serve the purpose to our needs.

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 DISTRESS IN STRUCTURE
Distress in concrete members occurs with age due to corrosion
in reinforcement, loading, settlement of foundations etc.

Distress can be broadly classified as:

 Structural

 Non structural

 Active or Dormant 4
 CAUSES OF DISTRESS

Structural causes

 Externally applied loads

 Environmental loads
 Accidents
 Subsidence's
 Error in design and detailing
 Construction Overloads
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Non structural causes

 Thermal Stresses
 Chemical Reactions
 Weathering
 Corrosion
 Drying Shrinkage
Thermal Stresses

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TYPES OF CRACKS

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 CLASSIFICATION OF CRACKS

 Classification of cracks based on

their width:
 Fine : Width less then 0.1mm
 Thin : Width 0.1mm to 0.3mm
 Medium : Width 0.3mm to 0.7mm
 Wide : Width 0.7mm to 2.0mm
 Very wide : Width greater than 2mm

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 CAUSES OF CRACKS
 Structural cracks
 Cracks due to Shrinkage
 Cracks due to Foundation settlement

 Construction Cracks
 Cracks due to Quality of materials
 Cracks due to construction error

 Natural Cracks
 Cracks due to Vegetation
 Cracks due to Earth Quake

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Cracks due to Shrinkage Cracks due to Foundation settlement

Cracks due to Earth Quake Cracks due to Vegetation

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 REPAIR TECHNIQUES OF CRACKS

The following techniques are available for repairing

cracks:

 Routing and sealing

 Stitching
 Grouting
 RCC Jacketing
 Autogenous healing
 Overlays
 External stressing

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 Routing and sealing
This is the simplest and most common
technique for sealing
cracks and is applicable for sealing
both fine pattern cracks and larger
isolated defects. It can be executed with
relatively unskilled labor. Care should be
taken to ensure that the entire crack is
routed and sealed.

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 Stitching
Stitching may be used when
tensile strength must be
reestablished across major
cracks. Where there is a
(leakage of ) water problem, the
crack should be sealed as well
as stitched so that stitches are
not corroded

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 Grouting
This is applicable only when the crack runs
approximately in a straight line and are
accessible at one end.

Based on grouting material used,

there are three methods:
• Portland Cement Grouting
• Chemical Grouting
• Epoxy Grouting

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 Autogenous healing
Autogenous healing is the
natural process of crack repair
that can occur in concrete
in the presence of moisture.
Autogenous healing occurs by
the carbonation of calcium
oxide and calcium hydroxide
present in the cement by CO2
present in the air and water.
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 RCC Jacketing
Column and beam Jacketing is
done to improve the load
carrying capacity of both column
and beam. This has the
advantage of increasing the
member stiffness and are useful
where deformation are to be
controlled.
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 MATERIALS FOR REHABILITATION

Waterproofer or protective coating

 These chemicals are used to make the

structure waterproof .
 The watersproofers may be obtained
in powder or liquid form and consist of
pore filling or water repellent materials.

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Antifungus admixtures
 These are added to control
the inhibit growth of bacteria
or fungus in surfaces.

Corrosion inhibiting chemicals

 They resist corrosion of
reinforcement. Generally
alkalinity of concrete in
adequate protection for steel.
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 REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES

Shoring
Underpinning
Resin Injection
 Replacement of structurally fragile concrete
Crack repairs and patch repairs
Replacement of carbonated concrete
Re-alkalization of carbonated concrete

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 Shoring
It is the method of providing
temporary support (shores) to an
unsafe structure.

Types of Shoring :
 Horizontal shoring or flying shoring
 Vertical shoring or dead shoring
 Inclined Shoring or flying shoring
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 Underpinning

 Underpinning is the process of

strengthening and stabilizing
the foundation of an existing
building or other structure.
 Foundation underpinning is a
means of transferring loads to
deeper soils or bedrock.
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 Resin Injection
This method is used to restore
structural soundness of members
where cracks are dormant or can be
prevented from further movements
but epoxies are rigid and not suitable
for active cracks.

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 CONCLUSION

Repair and rehabilitation is a very responsible job to be done to

save hazardous failure of structures due to deterioration. The
success of this subject totally depends on gaining expertise in the
field and day to day advancements. Rehabilitation is highly
recommended for age-old buildings showing signs of decent and
save human lives from failures.

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 REFERENCES

• Concrete Technology by: R.P. Rethaliya

Atul Prakashan
• Concrete Technology by: M.S. Shetty
• Concrete Repair and Maintenance
of Structures: Peter H Emmons.
• http://www.google.com
• http://en.Wikipedia.org
• http://scribd.com

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THANK YOU!
ANY QUESTIONS???

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