ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS OF RCC STRUCTURE BY STRUCTURAL AUDIT

Structures can be classified as Historical, Heritage Structure, Residential, Commercial or Industrial building. Each structure has its own lifecycle and within this service-life it should stand firmly on its position. Eg. A Megalithic Temples of Malta in India which is one of the oldest structure and still stand on its position very efficiently. But that is not a condition about the now-a-days Structures. now-a-days Structures are getting collapsed before there service life is completed. Therefore, itis important to observe it periodically by taking a professional opinion. Structural Audit is a preliminary survey of a building to check its general health as a civil engineering structure. Apart from regular maintenance, many structures needs general Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting. many a period of time, as these structures become older, we find in them certain degradation or deterioration with resultant distress revealed in the form of cracking, splitting, delaminating, corrosion etc. Such depreciated structures can be rehabilitated and retrofitted by using various types of modern repairing materials.