Structure Concrete Visual Inspection
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A Condition Assessment of Concrete Framing elements will determine the scope of repairs that require immediate action as a result of existing material or potentially unsafe conditions. It will also determine conditions that if not properly repaired will result in critical element, system failure, or leaks. The visual inspection will be performed on the structural areas of concern, including items showing partial degree of distress. Concrete in distress in a building frame may show up in several ways depending on the location, such as checking cracks, crazing cracks. Causes of defects may be included in the chemistry of the concrete, electrochemical currents, stress levels due to environmental and operational loads. The visual observation may not allow to evaluate the causes, and will not discover deficiencies in progress underneath the surface, because of the intrinsic limitation of the human vision. Additional non-destructive spot tests will give more information about the nature of the deficiencies to specify the proper repairs procedure to increase durability of the repairs.
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