Maintenance, Repair, and Strengthening of Existing Concrete Structures
By Special Committee on Maintenance, Repair, and Strengthening of Existing Concrete Structures
Concrete Journal, Vol.54, No.3, Mar. 2016
- Synopsis
- The Japan Concrete Institute established the "Special Committee on Maintenance, Repair, and Strengthening of Existing Concrete Structures (chaired by Professor Toyoaki Miyagawa, Kyoto University) " in May 2013, to analyze the current state of the techniques and their levels, from the viewpoints of basic strategies for maintenance, checking/evaluation, maintenance/repair/strengthening, lifespan prediction and life cycle management, and to debate about future direction. This article explains the outline of the activities of the committee.
- Keywords:
- maintenance, basic strategy, assessment, repair and strengthening, prediction, life-cycle management
