Guide for Visual Inspection of Structural Concrete Building Components.

Abstract

Proper inspection of building components can help reduce the likelihood of structural failures. Although inspectors at Army installations are responsible for monitoring the conditions of structural concrete, they currently have no organized method of inspecting this building component. This report provides Army installation inspectors with guidance for inspecting structural concrete in buildings and focuses on conditions that can lead to structural failure. Information on reported structural failures, generalized condition assessments, and accepted industry practices form the basis of the discussions and the inspection checklist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240629

Entities

People

  • Douglas E. Ellsworth
  • Keith Ginnado

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Composite Materials
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Geographic Regions
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Portland Cement
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Loads
  • Visual Inspection

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design