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Estimating Residual Service Life of Deteriorated Reinforced Concrete Structures

1Civil Engineering Department, Univ. Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Technological Univ., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

2Director, S.G.S. Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India


American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2013, Vol. 1 No. 5, 92-96
DOI: 10.12691/ajcea-1-5-1
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education Publishing

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Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Sudhir Singh Bhadauria, Saleem Akhtar. Estimating Residual Service Life of Deteriorated Reinforced Concrete Structures. American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2013; 1(5):92-96. doi: 10.12691/ajcea-1-5-1.

Correspondence to: Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Civil Engineering Department, Univ. Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Technological Univ., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Email: sanjeev.apm@gmail.com

Abstract

Evaluating present condition of reinforced concrete (RC) structures is necessary for planning future maintenance and estimating residual service life of structures. A ten point (0-9) condition rating system is proposed for obtaining present condition of RC structures based on the measured values of concrete cover, carbonation depth and chloride concentration at rebar depth through in-situ tests. Proposed condition rating has been related to maintenance, inspection and replacement priorities. A model similar to Tutti’s model (1982) (Figure 1) has been developed and presented in this article to predict remaining service life of deteriorated structure, by evaluating present condition of RC structures.

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