Identification of Cracks
1.
a

- The above image show the damage at beam column joint
- In this damage is more for part of beam
- Damage is caused due to not providing sufficient cover to beam from reinforcement.
- May be caused due to insufficient vibration of Concrete as there will be hinderence of the reinforcement while vibration
- The repair can be done providing proper cover at the joint
b

- In above image it is clearly damage
- This damage is caused due to improper shotcrete plaster materials
- This damage can be repaired by removing pieces of plaster surrounding the damage materials and shotcrete once again by applying suitable adhesive
c.

- The above image show the damage exactly at beam column joint
- It occurs due to joint subjected to high shear force
- This type of damage temporarily repaired but during long run this damage may cause harm and also can turn into failure
2.
a.

- The above image shows failure of Column due to Bulking
- The column should be long column even though beams are provided at intermediate levels the column couldn't resist the buckling long so failure occurred
- Generally buckling occurs at the midpoint of the column where the bending moment is maximum and the shear force is zero
- To avoid this type of failure the reinforcement should be provided in such a way that the lapping of the all reinforcement bars in single column not meeting at same point
- It is better if alternate bars are provided for lapping of joint.
b.

- The above image show failure due to shear
- Generally shorter column attach high shear force
- This undesirable mode of deformation caused as short column effect
- This is one of mainly observed failure during earthquake Which generally occurs at the open ground floor levels
c.

- It is failure at beam column joint
- It is looking like the column got misplaced after concreting and during which the concrete was unable to set for the required dimensions
- So it resulted in uneven placement of concrete which caused the exposure of reinforcement
- During the earthquake due to strong column and weak beam phenomenon the beam got some movement in horizontal Direction which resulted in failure of the joint and rebars got exposed