Open AccessCase Studies on Condition Assessment and Repairs for Fire Damaged Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Author(s) -
Raja Veerendra Yenigalla,
Satish Sajja
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1112/1/012022
Subject(s) - durability , fire resistance , load bearing , structural engineering , cement , bearing (navigation) , compressive strength , forensic engineering , reinforced concrete , engineering , civil engineering , materials science , computer science , composite material , artificial intelligence
In India, the shift in the mode of construction of structures from load bearing walled to framed, started in the early eighties. Concrete is highly durable and has very good compressive strength, but is expensive compared to the materials used for load bearing walled structures. Inspite of the cost, since the durability is more, most of the structures being constructed are RCC structures. However, concrete structures are damaged due to the action of fire. Though concrete has good resistance to fire, it is not completely fireproof. This study presents two case studies on structures damaged by fire. The condition assessment, Non Destructive Testing for quality evaluation of the concrete and the suggested repair techniques are discussed.