The Structural Evaluation to the Cracked Concrete Building


Abstract in English

Recently, the methods and theories of the structural and technicalevaluation for cracked buildings have been developed because of different reasons (Natural disasters, wars, the oldness… etc.) That was due to urgent need for right evaluation process, understand the structural and function status of the building and make the right decision. The research includes the clarification of the importance of building structural evaluation in addition to the basis and criteria of cracked buildings classification regarding their structural and technical status. The structural and technical evaluation for concrete building is considered as nonrepetitive unique process, which has its particularity due to its link with large group of indicators ( concrete natural and structure- structural system - the natural and intensity of failures and cracks …etc.) Therefore, the evaluation process based on groups of measurements, tests and views. The personal experience of the engineer has an important role at evaluation process. The research includes the preparation of scientific methodology to evolution process and designing structural and technical evaluation software to evaluate cracked buildings and limit the personal and mood role of the engineer during evaluation process. In addition to that, the software will include applications from the real situations.

References used

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2000 "FEMA 356-Seismic Rehabilitation Pre-standard" Washington DC USA
Atherton library 2009 "FEMA 356 Life Safety Building Performance-Evaluation & PML Analysis" California USA
The Islamic university of Gaza 2010 "Expert system for structural evaluation of reinforced concrete buildings in Gaza strip using fuzzy logic" Master degree research Gaza Palestine

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