Manual práctico de evaluación patológica y control de la condición en estructuras de hormigón mediante ensayos no destructivos y semi-destructivos

Abstract

The passing of time produces concrete structure’s deterioration, this added to the lack of standards compliance or inefficient control of construction in Ecuador, endangers the integrity of both the structure and people. Structures suffer damages caused by different pathologies. In order to prevent important damages, and in some cases structural collapse, it is important to perform an accurate evaluation of the constructions. For the purpose of quantifying the damage, buildings are evaluated with tests that provide results that, with a subsequent analysis, establish technical information about the current state of the structure. In this manual, different pathologies and their origins are presented, so that the user has the knowledge and facility to identity them during a visual inspection. Solution trees are presented, they show a way to follow in the choice of tests for correct evaluation. Likewise, the procedures, uses, materials and analysis of results of the most common non-destructive and destructive tests in our region are concisely described. As part of the manual, a detailed example of a real deteriorated structure is presented, which uses all the chapters described in the manual, from the visual inspection that includes a preliminary phase of information and identification of pathologies, to the preparation of a technical report based on the analysis of the results obtained with tests.