Challenge

Identification of Cracks

a)

Answer:

* Its from of Flexural failure due to reversal of stress during earthquake.

* During stress reversal, Support top experince compression and bottom experience tension.

* Top compression is managed by slap advantage. Bottom tesion was not satisfied by the provided reinforcement.

* Since the reinforcement got yirlded, It can not be repaired.

b)

Answer:

* Its beam full out failure due to insufficient development length of reinforcement in joints.

* During earthquake, The horizondal movemdnt of structure make this condition worse and deteched the beam member from coloumn.

* Providing anchorage length between two existing concrete is very difficult. So not repairable.

c)

Answer:

* Its a plastic hinge failure

* The damage occurred only in the joint zone first of all.

* Cyclic lateral loading & stress reversal at the joints led to the damage.

* The joint can be strengthened.

Question 2:

a)

Answer:

* Its a softy story failure, Technically plastic hinge formation.

* Due to absence of infill walls at the ground floor, The plastic hinge form at the top of ground storey coloumn during lateral movement.

* Based on the development of crush of concrete, it can either be repairable and non repairable.

b)

Aanswer:

* Its a pure shear failure

* Indequate shear reinforcement compels concrete takes all the shear stresses

c)

Answer:

* Its a short coloumn failure

* An addditional slap or beam connected to a coloumn in mid height loads to this effect

* This leads to failure especially if the connection is uninternational and not accounted in design.

* The failure given in the picture is not at all repairable.

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