Construction Defects and Inspection

Poor vibration

Courtesy from Paulo Barbosa

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Plastic Shrinkage

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Plastic Shrinkage

Courtesy from Rubens Bittencourt

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Plastic Settlement

Courtesy from Rubens Bittencourt

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Plastic Settlement

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Movement of the Formwork

Courtesy from Rubens Bittencourt

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1.5 Patologas Constr. Hormign

Segregation

Causas de Patologas

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Crazing

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Poor construction joint

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Inadequate construction joint

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Good construction joint

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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1.5 Patologas Constr. Hormign

Causas de Patologas

Insuficient cover

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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1.5 Patologas Constr. Hormign

Causas de Patologas

Desplazamiento
Courtesy from Carlos Videla
Carlos Videla C.

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1.5 Patologas Constr. Hormign

Causas de Patologas

Shrinkage

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Corrosion

Carlos Videla C.

Courtesy from Paulo Barbosa

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Corrosion

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Freezing of concrete

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Efflorescence

Courtesy from Paulo Barbosa

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Construction Defects and Inspection

Poor joints

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Fire Damage

Courtesy from Carlos Videla

Carlos Videla C.

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Fire in tunnels

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Fire damage

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Fire in the Chunnel

Construction Defects and Inspection

ASR damage

Furnas Dam

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ASR damage

Built in 1965, this deteriorated bridge is located 9.7 miles west of Lee Vining at 9400 feet elevation on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada.
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ASR damage

Airfield parking apron at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California . courtesy of U.S. Navy, NFESC
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Problems in Waterfront Facilities

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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General Cracks

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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General Cracks

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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General Cracks

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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General Cracks

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Poor Drainage

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Top Deck Delamination Survey

Chain Drag

Sounding with a Hammer Delam 2000

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Closed Corrosion Spalls

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Top Deck: Open Corrosion Spalls

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Mechanical Damage

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Under Deck Inspections

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Open Corrosion Spalls

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Construction Defects and Inspection

Closed Corrosion Spalls

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Corrosion Cracks

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Visual Inspection of Piles: Level I

A swim by inspection of 100% of the concrete piles, from the splash zone to the mud line.
Courtesy from Douglas Burke
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Visual Inspection of Piles: Level II

(10% of piles)

A 12 wide band is cleaned to expose the pile surface for inspection at three elevations: Mud line; Mean Low Water; MidCourtesy from Douglas Burke depth
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Visual Inspection of Piles Level II (10% of piles)

Visual inspection 5 strikes: geology pick Photograph Measure defects

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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VISUAL DETERIORATION CLASSIFICATIONS

I - SOFTNESS, EROSION AND SLIGHT CRACKING

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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VISUAL DETERIORATION CLASSIFICATIONS

II - CRACKING, SOFTNESS, EROSION AND SOME DELAMINATION

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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VISUAL DETERIORATION CLASSIFICATIONS

III - DELAMINATION TO EXPOSE REINFORCING

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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VISUAL DETERIORATION CLASSIFICATIONS

IV - COMPLETE LOSS OF CONCRETE

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Concrete Sampling
ASTM C 42-99 Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete ASTM C 823-00 Standard Practice for Examination and Sampling of Hardened Concrete in Constructions

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Above water Concrete Core Sampling

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Intertidal Zone Concrete Core Sampling Grab Samples

Core Drilling

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Underwater Concrete Core Sampling

Courtesy from Douglas Burke

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Construction Defects and Inspection

P.K. Mehta and P.J.M. Monteiro, Concrete: Microstructure, Properties, and Materials

Courtesy from Douglas Burke