Building Repair and Maintenance Management
- New Delhi CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd 2016
- 405
Building Repair and Maintenance Management is intended both for engineering students and practicing engineers associated with the construction industry. The book has been divided into 3 units with Basic Principles of Maintenance, Common Materials and Techniques for Repair and Maintenance, and Repair and Remedial Measures for Building Defects. Unit I is subdivided into 5 chapters specifying fundamentals of repair and maintenance. Unit II is subdivided into 3 chapters describing common materials and techniques for repair and maintenance. Unit III is subdivided into 7 chapters specifying common techniques of repair and maintenance for building components.The book contains a large number of real repair and maintenance problems along with their solutions for guidance. The book will be immensely useful for students of Degree and Diploma courses in civil engineering. Teachers and working engineers will also find the book extremely beneficial for effective teaching-learning and repair jobs.
Contents Unit-I : Basic Principles of Maintenance 1. Importance of Building Repair and Maintenance 2. Principles of Maintenance Management and Quality Assurance 3. Agencies Causing Deterioration 4.Investigation of Defects in Buildings 5. Maintenance Problems and Root Causes
Unit- II : Common Materials and Techniques For Repair and Maintenance 6. Materials for Repair, Maintenance and Protection 7. Preventive Maintenance and Special Precautions 8. Common Techniques of Building Repair
Unit- III : Repair and Remedial Measures for Building Defects 9. Repair of Existing Damp Proofing Systems in Roofs and Wet Areas 10. Protection, Repair and maintenance of RCC Elements 11. Repair and Maintenance of Foundations, Basements and DPC 12. Repair of Finishes 13. Repair of Building Joints 14. Repair of Water Supply and Sanitary Systems in Buildings' 15. Common Strengthening Techniques