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Advanced Diploma in Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Structures
Learn the basics of concrete structures, corrosion of reinforcement, waterproofing and concrete surface repair.
Description
In this free online certification course about Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Structures, you will be introduced to concrete structures and the fundamentals of corrosion, notably its mechanism. Through this video-based course, you will learn about construction materials and steel rebars in particular. This course covers the deterioration of cementitious systems, delving deeper into the various attacks concrete structures are prone to, and how to address them. Also, root-cause analyses of the problems of these structures will be highlighted, as well as how to adequately solve them.
Furthermore, this course enables you to explore surface preparation and protective treatments. You will learn about the waterproofing of concrete structures, allowing you to learn better about coatings on concrete infrastructures, with a specific emphasis on industrial application of these coatings for concrete substrate. The needs and strategies to stabilize and strengthen concrete structures, the injection of grouts for concrete repair, and the strengthening of prestressed concrete systems will be discussed.
Finally, you will study service life design, design principles, and design modelling. This course is about how best to ensure durability and safety of concrete structures, through maintenance and repair, thus allowing people to use them safely. It will be of interest to students specialising in civil engineering and government officials in charge of drafting tender specifications for public works.
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Introduction to Concrete Structures and Corrosion
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Introduction to Concrete Structures and Corrosion - Learning Outcomes
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Prologue
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Corrosion of Embedded Metal: Significance and Fundamentals of Corrosion
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Corrosion of Embedded Metal: Carbonation-induced and Chloride-induced Corrosion
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Introduction to Concrete Structures and Corrosion – Lesson Summary
Corrosion of Embedded Metal and Reinforcement
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Corrosion Embedded Metal and Reinforcement - Learning Outcomes
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Types of Reinforcement of TD Bare Steel
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TM - Ring Test for Assessing the Quality of TMT / QST Steel Rebars
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Types of Reinforcement TD Metallic and Nonmetallic Coated Rebars
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Corrosion in Prestressed Concrete
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Corrosion of Embedded Metal and Reinforcement - Lesson Summary
Deterioration of Cementitious Systems
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Deterioration of Cementitious Systems - Learning Outcomes
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Sulphate Attack, Biofouling and Acid Attack
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Frost Attack, Freeze-Thaw and Alkali-Silica Reaction
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Shrinkage and Creep
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Fire Attack, Abrasion and Erosion
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Deterioration of Cementitious Systems - Lesson Summary
Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures
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Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures - Learning Outcomes
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Exposure Conditions and Visual Inspections
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Testing of Concrete in Laboratory
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Mechanical and Corrosion Testing of Rebars
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Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures - Lesson Summary
Strategies and Materials for Surface Repair
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Strategies and Materials for Surface Repair - Learning Outcomes
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Strategies and Materials for Surface Repair, Part I
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Strategies and materials for Surface Repair, Part II
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Strategies and Materials for Surface Repair, Part III
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Strategies and Materials for Surface Repair - Lesson Summary
First Course Assessment
Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments
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Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments - Learning Outcomes
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Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments, Part I
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Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments, Part II
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Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments, Part III
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Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments, Part IV
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Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments, Part V
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Surface Preparation and Protective Treatments - Lesson Summary
Waterproofing on Concrete Structures
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Waterproofing on Concrete Structures - Learning Outcomes
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Coating on Concrete Infrastructures
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Waterproofing on Concrete Structures, Part I
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Waterproofing on Concrete Structures, Part II
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Waterproofing on Concrete Structures - Lesson Summary
Structural Strengthening and Stabilisation
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Structural Strengthening and Stabilization - Learning Outcomes
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Loads Effects and Introduction to S & S
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Beams and Slabs
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Columns and Walls
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Joints and Connections
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Structural Strengthening and Stabilization - Lesson Summary
Tender Specifications and Cases Studies
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Tender Specifications and Cases Studies - Learning Outcomes
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Injection Grout for Concrete Repair
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Structural Repair of Prestressed Concrete Systems
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Case Studies on Structural Repair
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Tender Specifications and Cases Studies - Lesson Summary
Cathodic Protection and Service Life Estimation
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Cathodic Protection and Service Life Estimation - Learning Outcomes
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Laboratory and Field Studies
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Service Life Estimation, Part I
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Service Life Estimation, Part II
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Cathodic Protection and Service Life Estimation - Lesson Summary
Second Course Assessment
Course assessment
Learning Outcomes
Having completed this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss the significance and fundamentals of corrosion
- Differentiate between carbonation-induced corrosion and chloride-induced corrosion
- Explain corrosion in prestressed concrete
- Discuss the deterioration of cementitious systems
- Describe the testing of concrete, both on-site and in laboratory
- Summarise strategies and materials for surface repair
- Examine cathodic protection and service life estimation
- Describe waterproofing on concrete structures
- Differentiate between strengthening and stabilization of concrete structures
Certification
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