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1) The document is an assignment submission for a course on maintenance and repair of concrete structures. It contains 8 multiple choice questions related to repair and strengthening methods for structural elements. 2) The assessment was submitted by [email protected] and thanks the student for completing the week 9 assignment. 3) The assignment is due on March 29th, 2023 and asks the student to select the appropriate repair methods for strengthening structural members from response options.

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Assignment 9 PDF

1) The document is an assignment submission for a course on maintenance and repair of concrete structures. It contains 8 multiple choice questions related to repair and strengthening methods for structural elements. 2) The assessment was submitted by [email protected] and thanks the student for completing the week 9 assignment. 3) The assignment is due on March 29th, 2023 and asks the student to select the appropriate repair methods for strengthening structural members from response options.

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Course outline Week 9 : Assignment 9


Your last recorded submission was on 2023-03-18, 14:49 IST Due date: 2023-03-29, 23:59 IST.
How does an NPTEL
1) Select the repair methods that can be considered as active strengthening methods for existing structural members 2 points
online course work? ()
Gluing of unbolted steel plates underneath roof slab of a building
Week 0 ()
Gluing of unstressed FRP composite laminates underneath slabs

Week 1 () Post-tensioned GFRP sheets underneath beams to prevent deflection

Week 2 () 2) A commercial building in use has to be upgraded to improve its seismic resistance. Choose the most appropriate terminology of 1 point
this type of intervention
Week 3 ()
Repair

Week 4 () Restoration
Week 5 () Maintenance
Assessment submitted.
X Rehabilitation
Week 6 () Retrofitting
Stabilization
Week 7 ()
3) Choose the least appropriate statement regarding the selection of strengthening and stabilization methods. 2 points
Week 8 ()
Only short-term compatibility between the old and new material has to be ensured

Week 9 () The accessibility and feasibility of the repair work has to be considered before selecting a repair strategy
The repair method has to be selected based on the residual life-cycle cost
21st March L1 - Structural
Strengthening &
4) It is essential to seal all the existing cracks using epoxy before strengthening a structure by external post-tensioning. The 1 point
Stabilization- Load effects
sealing/filling of cracks may help even distribution of prestressing forces.
and Introduction to S&S
(unit?unit=66&lesson=67)
True
21st March L2 - Structural False
Strengthening &
Stabilization - Beams and
5) On the girders of a highway bridge, diagonal cracks were observed near the piers/supports (as shown in the figure). Among the 2 points
Slabs (unit?
given choices, choose the most appropriate repair strategy to strengthen the girders
unit=66&lesson=68)

21st March L3 - Structural


Strengthening &
Stabilization - Columns &
Walls (unit?
unit=66&lesson=69)

Lecture Materials (unit?


unit=66&lesson=70)

Quiz: Week 9 :
Assignment 9
(assessment?
name=121)

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Assessment Transcripts ()
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Books ()

Live sessions - Solve


sample problems with
us ()

Problem Solving
Session ()

External post-tensioning using CFRP straps in the longitudinal direction


Wrapping the girder end regions with CFRP laminates/straps in the transverse direction
Base isolation of the existing columns
Bonding steel plates to the underside of the girders

6) Punching shear resistance of a column-slab joint can be enhanced by 3 points

Confining the columns using FRP laminates


Increasing the effective cross-sectional area of the critical shear plane (vertical) of the slab
Providing collars and column capitals
Providing drop panels

7) Introducing shear walls between the columns and beams can help in enhancing the following 3 points

Moment resisting capacity of the beam-column frame system


Resistance to the settlement of the footing
Assessment submitted.
X Lateral stability of columns
Earthquake resistance of the building system

8) As per the lecture, strengthening a wall by concrete jacketing will impart additional load to the structure, and hence the foundation 1 point
also needs to be strengthened

True
False

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