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    The structural assessment report examines an existing four-story educational building in Wellawatta, Sri Lanka. Visual inspections found the reinforced concrete columns to be in good condition, but identified spalling and rebar corrosion in some balcony slabs. Further material testing of the structure is recommended to evaluate its adequacy for occupancy as a classroom building under live loads. Repairs are also advised for areas of damaged slabs. The report was prepared by Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd. at the request of ACBT to determine if retrofitting is needed for the building's continued safe use.

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    The structural assessment report examines an existing four-story educational building in Wellawatta, Sri Lanka. Visual inspections found the reinforced concrete columns to be in good condition, but identified spalling and rebar corrosion in some balcony slabs. Further material testing of the structure is recommended to evaluate its adequacy for occupancy as a classroom building under live loads. Repairs are also advised for areas of damaged slabs. The report was prepared by Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd. at the request of ACBT to determine if retrofitting is needed for the building's continued safe use.

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    The structural assessment report examines an existing four-story educational building in Wellawatta, Sri Lanka. Visual inspections found the reinforced concrete columns to be in good condition, but identified spalling and rebar corrosion in some balcony slabs. Further material testing of the structure is recommended to evaluate its adequacy for occupancy as a classroom building under live loads. Repairs are also advised for areas of damaged slabs. The report was prepared by Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd. at the request of ACBT to determine if retrofitting is needed for the building's continued safe use.

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    The structural assessment report examines an existing four-story educational building in Wellawatta, Sri Lanka. Visual inspections found the reinforced concrete columns to be in good condition, but identified spalling and rebar corrosion in some balcony slabs. Further material testing of the structure is recommended to evaluate its adequacy for occupancy as a classroom building under live loads. Repairs are also advised for areas of damaged slabs. The report was prepared by Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd. at the request of ACBT to determine if retrofitting is needed for the building's continued safe use.

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    STRUCTURAL ASSESMENT REPORT

    EDUCATIONAL BUILDING AT WELLAWATTA FOR ACBT.

    REPORT IS PREPARED BY EDIFICE CONSULTANTS PVT.LTD


    STRUCTURAL ASSESMENT REPORT

    1.0 INTRODUCTION
    This report is prepared to assess the structural condition of an existing building located at Wellawatta,
    which is to be used as an Educational Building by ACBT. Most of the spaces in the existing building will
    be used as class room building while there will be few office spaces for the administration staff . It is
    proposed to have a light weight roof (most probably a steel roof structure) over the existing fourth floor
    slab, so that the space beneath the roof can be used as an interior space.
    The reasons for the Structural assessment are as follows.
    (A). To ensure that the Structure is adequately safe now and will it remain so in the future.
    (B).To ensure it can be used for intended purpose (as a class room building) now and in the future with a
    appropriate retrofitting scheme if necessary.

    2.0 STRUCTURAL ASSESEMENT


    The Structural Assessmenent is based on visual observations and measurements to determine the
    dimension of the structure, structural arrangements and materials of construction and the condition of
    the structure.

    2.1 BACKGROUND DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE


    The Structure is a Reinforced Concrete Four Storyed Building. The Structural Form can be classified as a
    Flat Slab System. Building has 4 rows of columns which are spaced at 5950mm Centers, each row has 4
    columns spaced at 4950mm centre's. The Columns size is 350mmx350mm from Ground to Fourth Floor
    Level. The Thickness of the flat slab is yet to be determined and there is no drop panels or column
    heads.
    The era where the building was built is unknown and there are no Structural Drawings of the Building.

    2.2 PHYSICAL CONDITION OF KEY STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

    2.2.1 COLUMN

    There are no apparent defects in the structural columns. (See Figure 2.1).

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    Figure 2.1 : Physical Condition of Existing Columns and Slabs

    2.2.2 SLABS
    From the visual observations, it can be seen that slabs soffit is not perfectly leveled (Construction
    Defect)..There is no signs of flexural cracks in the slabs.
    There is a severe spallng of concrete and reinforcement corrosion in Balcony slabs at the rear side of the
    building. (See Figure 2.2)

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    STRUCTURAL ASSESMENT REPORT

    Figure 2 : Spalling of Cover/ Exposure of Slab Soffit Reinforcement

    3.0 FURTHER ON-SITE INVESTIGATION WORKS

    From Visual Observations, the structure does not exhibit any sign of distress due to self weight (dead
    loads) of the structure. However the performance of the structure due to occupant loads ( to be used as
    class room building) to be evaluated after conducting following tests to establish the material strengths.

    A-Testing for Concrete

    A.1 Rebound Hammer Test-For Two Locations for each floor

    A.2 Core Cutter Test- 3 Tests

    A.3 Depth of Carbonation by Phenolphthalein Test

    B-Steel

    B.1 The position, cover of the steel reinforcement with Cover Meter Tests.

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    STRUCTURAL ASSESMENT REPORT

    3.0 RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STRUCUTURAL ENGINEER

    (1). Structure does not shows any signs of distress due to dead loads (self weight) at present,
    however the adequacy of the structure due to loads imposed by the function (live loads) has to
    be evaluated by caring out material testing of structural elements as set out in Section 3 of the
    Report.

    (2). Spalling of Cover/ Exposure of Slab Soffit Reinforcement should be repaired on immediate basis
    to ensure the durability of the Building.

    4.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    This report is compiled by Eng. Gihan Chathuranga, Director- Engineering of Edifice Consultants Pvt.Ltd
    at the request of the Mr. Erath Karunarathne of ACBT.

    .................................................
    Gihan Chathuranga
    BSc.Eng.,(Hons), PG Dip in Struct.Eng, Design,C.Eng.,MIE(SL),MSSE (SL)

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