Sunday, 1 May 2016

A road-map for successful concrete repairs:



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A road-map for successful concrete repairs





  • Health, Safety & Environment - The use of moving suspended platform has helped in this mission of major repairs of high rise buildings.


  • Drastic reduction of wastage and quality achieved is next to perfection.  Both could be achieved with appropriate use of Sliding moving platform for large span slabs like stadium and use of suspended moving platform for high-rise towers and jetty structures.  These system has rendered the repairs most cost effective.

  • Definition of the client's objectives - The reconstruction costs and Government stringent policy to save energy costs and reduce carbon generation has enlightened the Client to restore damaged RCC structures.
  • Assessment of damage or deterioration and diagnosis of its cause plays pivotal role in method statement of repairs.  The assertions are proceeds of visual survey and interpretation of non-destructive tests conducted on damaged structures. 


  • Specification of repair work - describes in details the scope of the work, apt material including construction chemicals to be used, method statement, method of installation, technical drawings, set quality standards, workmanship, expected performance and type of guarantees. 
  • Preparation of contract documents including a full specification and bill of quantities, general terms of contract, special condition of contracts.
  • Contractor selection and evaluation

Contractor's selection criterion

  • Reliability + Solvency  

  • Past performance

  • Cost competitve

  • Innovative approach and execution

  • Workmanship

  • Engineering competence & knowldge

  • Supervision of the work and evaluation of quality control and quality assurance

  • Post repair management 









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