Chetan S

[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]

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REPORT:-
Repair,rehabilitation,retrofitting(assignment);
Subject:-selected place-3numbers G+8 multistoreyed residential buildings,at
ONGC colony at chandkheda,Ahmedabad,Gujarat .

Under the guidance

Prof . Basavangowda sir

Team members:- 1)Mahesh kattimani

2)pavan kumar ayodi
3)suhasini manocharya
4)Ganga shingadi

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 Introduction:-In Ahmedabad asset of ONGC ,3numbers of multistoreyed G+8
buildings which 68 headquarters with half ground floor as parking were constructed in
year1989-1990.
These buildings were already sick due to severe reinforcement corrosion
As evident from so many spalls,delaminations on column corners located at
different heights,beams ,fin soffits,slab soffits,leached plaster on parapets corroded and
leaking drainage pipes,water supply lines and stagnated water on terraces due to improper
Gradient ect, these were further damaged by the bhuj earthquake on 26th jan,2001 in the
form of separation cracks at beam-column junction,rcc -masonry wall interfaces,cracks in
masonry in fills,even complete crumbling at some places,heavy de-bonding and dismantling
of plaster at both exterior and interior surfaces ect-due to fast deterioration,it was decided
to repair,rehabilitate and retrofit these buildings at earliest.

Preliminary investigations;
Visual inspection of the buildings indicated heavy rebar corrosion as a result of carbonation
due to environmental attacks
1)At certain locations of beams,columns,fins and slabs concrete cover had got
spalled2)some shear stirrups were totally eaten by corrosion
3)Beam -column junction were badly cracked
4)Some masonry walls at ground floor level were totally cracked due to earthquake
5)A number of columns had continuous vertical cracks along the line of concrete cover
thickness.
The visual inspection necessitated the need for detailed evaluation for design of the
rehabilitation design

1)Delamination of beam concrete due to rebar corrosion

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 2)Spalling at beam column junction

Detailed inspections:
1)Rebond hammer test:-Rebond hammer test was carried out at different points to
access the strength of the structural members.by taking least of 5 readings at a point and
averaging them the results showed that compressive strength in columns and beams varied
from 11.2N/mm2 to32.6N/mm2

2) Ultra sound pulse velocity test

USPV test was carried out on 34numbers of columns and 6numbers of beams and the
results obtained are,

Column:- out of 34-28 columns(about82%)mean observation showed good quality of

concrete,3(about9%) showed doubtful quality and 3numbers columns showed fair
quality,Only 25%of columns showed consisted quality (cv<5%)
A sample of 5 columns and 6 beams were taken up for combined UPV and RH
test,The probable estimated strength of concrete varied from 10N/mm2 for columns C14
ofC3 block to 24N/mm2 for column C26 of block C3
This is indicative of large variation on quality

Beam:- Six beams were tested, where two beams showed fair quality of concrete with high
value of coefficient of variation and one beam with good quality ,on whole USPV values in
beams were on lower end of good quality range
From the USPV tests of beams and columns it was concluded that,
1)Quality of concrete varied significantly
2)Weak patches are observed either near the junction of beam or at bottom near the floor
or at both.

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3)The quality variation is reflected in probable estimated strength.the probable variation is
from 10N/mm2 to24N/mm2 , generally the values found were between 14-16N/mm2 in
sample columns.
4) The values of estimated possible strength of concrete in beam varied from 13N/mm2
to23N/mm2 in sample of beam

Overall NDT result ;- The buildings were constructed with cement concrete
(1:1.5:3)with minimum cube strength of 20N/mm2 ,but the NDT showed that compressive
strength was found less than the minimum strength required at many locations,some
members showed compressive strength even less than 10N/mm2 indicating poor quality of
concrete in all the 3 buildings.

Carbonation test:- Depth of carbonation was found 78mm for columns ,35mm for
beamsIt means that carbonation had already penetrated deeply beyond the clear cover
40mm for column and 25 for beam resulting into severe corrosion of the rebars and hence
delamination and spalls in the structure had happened.

Test for chlorides:-Spalls of concrete were collected from the site for chloride content
and got tested from lab, the total acid soluble chloride in concrete is 0.25gm/kg of concrete
,which means that chloride content in concrete is beyond the permissible limits.

Damage by bhuj earthquake jan2001:-

On 26th jan,2001 an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on richter scale struck Gujarat and other
parts of india
1)Due to earthquake vibration,there were separation cracks between masonry walls and
beams at top and also between walls and columns
2)Plaster of walls simply got dismantled of its area due to shaking

3)Some cracks also happened in beam column junction.

1)Diagonal shear cracks at groundfloor

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 2)separation cracks at ground floor quarter

Repair technique adopted;

1)Masonry cracks:-The plasticized expanding grout admixtures along with styrene
butadiene rubber(SBR) polymer was used for sealing of masonry wall cracks

2)Rcc cracks:-cracks in rcc members especially beam column joints were grouted with
epoxy grout.

1)Epoxy injection in beam -column junction

Rehabilitation technique adopted;

1)Removal of damaged plaster/concrete
2)Removal of corrosion on steel reinforcement by mechanical and chemical action and
further application of corrosion inhibitor
3)Application of bond coat of polymer cement mix to join old concrete with new mortar
4)Repair of rcc columns,beams,slabs by polymer modified mortar
5)Re-plaster and acrylic paint to exterior walls
6) Polymer modified mortar

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 1) rebar corrosion

2) cracked column at parking level

Retrofitting techniques adopted;

Some of the columns were badly cracked throughout their height in the parking area and
some had deep spalls at corners due to rebar corrosion. Some columns were badly damaged
at floor level. These columns were jacketed with new rebars and jacketing concrete by 75
mm thickness all around to increase its strength and stiffness and to protect its
reinforcement from further corrosion ,It gives compressive strength 30N/mm2 minimum at
30days
The buildings rehabilitated was completed in2003 ,All visible cracks ,spalls and
delaminations of concrete in beams ,columns,fins and slabs were rehabilitated as per
standard procedures,best quality workmanship and strict supervision at site.
Extensive materials testing of every polymer stock received at site was tested before
use at site.

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 The work completed in 18 months as per desired quality standards,after structure
rehabilitation ,The building exterior was painted with acrylic paint “APEX” from Asian paints.

1)Jacketing of column from the footing level

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3numbers of G+8 multistoreyed residential buildings,at ONGC colony
at chandkheda ,ahemdabad,Gujarat.

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