(Note: Thiis part was posted in the blog last year. This article has been now updated on the basis of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Report, 2023, Special Edition (R1)) Introduction: The United Nations General Assembly (UN-GA) formulated in 2015, a set of 17 number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals, intended to… Continue reading
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC — REPAIR AND REHABILITATION The discussion in this part of the article is in continuation with that of the last part under the subhead of Remedial measures for non-structural distresses/damages. Repairing of Chaja——As discussed under the head of identification of defects, the chaja develops flexural cracks, transverse cracks (Figure 10(a)) and… Continue reading
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC – REPAIR AND REHABILITATION The discussion in this part of the article is in continuation with that of Part V. Type of strategy/method (PHASE II(b) in Figure 2): After the distresses/damages under both the categories, i.e. structural and non-structural have been duly identified (as discussed in the earlier parts of this… Continue reading
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC — REPAIR AND REHABILITATION The discussion in this part of the article is in continuation with that of Part IV. Ground floor having no basement floor—–As already stated earlier,the ground floor slab constitutes a component of the building envelope. In most of the buildings, the floor-slab is of the cross section… Continue reading
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MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC — REPAIR AND REHABILITATION As stated in Part III, the discussion on Non-structural distress/damage in the building fabric is resumed in this part. (b) Non-structural distress and damage: The non-structural distresses/ damages may appear in both the structural and non-structural elements of the building fabric. These distresses do not adversely impact… Continue reading
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC — REPAIR AND REHABILITATION As stated in Part II, the discussion in this part is resumed from the subhead ‘Structural distress/damage in beam’. Structural distress/damage in beam: The structural actions causing structural distresses/damages in a beam of a RCC building are primarily bending moment, shear force and torsional moment. The bending… Continue reading
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC — REPAIR AND REHABILITATION: General: The maintenance of the building fabric (defined in Part I) broadly involves three strategies—Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting. The understanding of these three strategies in clear terms is a prerequisite for making a judicious choice of the strategies for the maintenance of a building, depending on present… Continue reading
INTRODUCTION: The maintenance of a buildings is an important area to be duly taken care of during its life-time for keeping the built environment in good condition so that it continues to serve the objectives for which it has been built. The maintenance management deserves due attention of the owner. Today, different guidelines including a… Continue reading
The discussion in Part II of this article was concluded on completion of Phase 2 (Figure 4). In this part, the discussion is resumed from Phase 3 (Alternative strengthening options). Alternative Strengthening Options: The alternative strengthening measures have been developed in the recent past and in use in India till now only in a few… Continue reading
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC — REPAIR AND REHABILITATION The discussion in this part of the article is in continuation with that of the last part under the subhead of Remedial measures for non-structural distresses/damages. Repairing of Chaja——As discussed under the head of identification of defects, the chaja develops flexural cracks, transverse cracks (Figure 10(a)) and…
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC – REPAIR AND REHABILITATION The discussion in this part of the article is in continuation with that of Part V. Type of strategy/method (PHASE II(b) in Figure 2): After the distresses/damages under both the categories, i.e. structural and non-structural have been duly identified (as discussed in the earlier parts of this…
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING FABRIC — REPAIR AND REHABILITATION The discussion in this part of the article is in continuation with that of Part IV. Ground floor having no basement floor—–As already stated earlier,the ground floor slab constitutes a component of the building envelope. In most of the buildings, the floor-slab is of the cross section…
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