We had very interesting conversation related to design life of RCC structures on 3-DEC-21. Following are few of the points which were discussed during the session:
- Importance of foundation parameters
- Service life estimation of structures
- Design life of structures vs actual life
- Discussion related to interesting points suggested by online participants
- and many more…
The entire recorded session is attached below.
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT SESSION
The next session (PART-3) is planned as follows:
DATE : 7-JAN-22
TIME : 7:00 PM IST
DISCUSSION POINTS TO BE COVERED IN THE SESSION
Following points will be discussed in the session:
- Essential preventive care after 25 years of RCC Structures
- How to check expected life of existing structure
- Can design life of any structure numerically evaluated say certain cover will provide more corrosion resistance so is there any method that takes into consideration of cover thickness, grade of concrete etc to come up with design life of any structure.
- How to analyse and retrofit the seismically affected structure?
- We will also take up few relevant and important discussion points coming through the LIVE chat
EXPERT TEAM
- Mr. Umesh B. Rao, Consulting Engineer
- Dr. Manmohan R. Kalgal, Advisor- Ultratech
- Mr. Samir Surlaker, Assess Build Chem Private Limited
- Mr. Anil Pillai, RAMCO cement
- Dr. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla, IIIT – Hyderabad
- Mr. Kaushik Hajra, South Zone Head , Quality , Ultratech