Forensic to the Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures at Library

Abstract

This Forensic project has been proposed to investigate the reinforced concrete structure defect at library. There were found 65 points cracks and 20 points spalling in library such as only at reinforced concrete beam and slab part in first floor. The total of cracks which crack width less than 0.25 mm is 63 points and the crack width between 0.25 mm to 5.00 mm is 2 points only. These cracks had categorized as fine cracks because the crack width not more than 5 mm. There was 21 samples Rebound Hammer test was random measured the existing concrete compressive strength of critical structures which six samples at beams, six samples at slabs, six samples at columns and three samples at staircase in library. The Rebound Hammer test shown that average mid-point strength at beam is 33 N/mm2, slab is 25 N/mm², column is 38 N/mm2 and staircase is 37 N/mm2 . Based on the Eurocode 2, the minimum grade concrete required is 25N/mm2 to do the design for reinforced concrete structures, which all the existing concrete strength were achieved the minimum concrete strength. Finally, the Orion software are used to analysis and determine the size of steel reinforcement, the design found the required bar size of steel reinforcement at the middle span or continuous support is 2T16 & 2T25 or 2T20 & 2T25 but the existing steel reinforcement is 2T12 and 2T20 which the existing steel reinforcement could not be sustained the big loading that applied on the library.