Retrofitting and Rehabilitation of Civil Infrastructure

By Prof. Swati Maitra, Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya | IIT Kharagpur

Learners enrolled: 414

The major objective of this course is to give an in-depth understanding of the various methods of repair, retrofitting and rehabilitation techniques for masonry and concrete structures. The causes and types of deterioration, the evaluation of the existing condition of infrastructure, the materials for repair and retrofitting, the maintenance and strengthening techniques is covered in detail in this course. Seismic retrofitting and design of retrofitted structural components using recent techniques and materials have been included in the course. The course covers the challenging issues for efficient retrofitting and rehabilitation in order to extend the durability of existing structure in a sustainable manner.

PRE-REQUISITE : Nil

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : All civil engineering design and consultancy firms, construction companies, material manufacturers related to concrete technology will recognize this course for its practical applications

INTENDED AUDIENCE : M.E/M.Tech/PhD students from Civil, Architecture, Construction Engineering background or equivalent specialization and BE/B.Tech students from similar background can take this course as elective

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	12 weeks
Start Date :	24 Jan 2022
End Date :	15 Apr 2022
Exam Date :	24 Apr 2022 IST
Category :	Civil Engineering Structural Design
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Postgraduate

Course layout

Week 1:Overview of Retrofitting and Rehabilitation of Civil Infrastructure

Week 2:Condition Evaluation and Testing

Week 3:General Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Structures

Week 4:Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (FRPC) and its Characteristics

Week 5:Retrofitting by FRP Composites

Week 6:Retrofitting by FRP Composites (continued…)

Week 7:Retrofitting by FRP Composites (continued…)

Week 8:Concrete Overlay for Pavement Rehabilitation

Week 9:Retrofitting of Masonry Structures

Week 10:Retrofitting of Building structures damaged due to seismic event

Week 11:Retrofitting of Special structures damaged due to seismic events
Week 12:Retrofitting of Steel Structures

Books and references

1. Concrete Technology, by Neville, A. M. and Brooks, J. J., Prentice Hall

2. Concrete Durability, by Thomas Dyer, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group

3. Handbook on Nondestrucive Testing of Concrete; Edited by Malhotra, V. M. and Carino, N. J., CRC Press

4. Composites for Construction, by L. C. Bank, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

5. ACI 440.2R-08. Guide for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Concrete Structures, American Concrete Institute

Instructor bio

Prof. Swati Maitra

IIT Kharagpur

Dr. Swati Maitra is an Assistant Professor in Ranbir & Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, IIT Kharagpur. She obtained her PhD from IIT Kharagpur and Masters’ from IIT Bombay in Civil Engineering. She is a recipient of awards like DAAD Fellowship by the German Academic Exchange Service and Bihar PWD Medal by the Indian Roads Congress. Dr. Maitra’s research area includes sustainable concrete and cementitious materials, retrofitting and rehabilitation, concrete pavement analysis, design and performance evaluation, concrete overlay or whitetopping. She has published nearly 35 technical papers in international and national journals, book chapters and proceedings of conferences, seminars and workshops. Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya is a Professor in Civil Engineering Department and presently the Deputy Director of IIT Kharagpur. He was a Former Director of CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI). Prof. Bhattacharyya’s research area includes sustainable building materials, fluid-structure interaction, structural health monitoring, FRP-concrete composite system, structural restoration, numerical modelling and structural fire engineering. He has published about 250 technical papers in several international and national journals, book chapters, proceedings of international and national conferences, seminars and workshops. He has developed web-based and video-based NPTEL courses titled ‘Finite element method in Engineering’ and ‘Strength of Materials’, which are currently running. He has several patents based on his research. Prof. Bhattacharyya has received several prestigious awards like ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ by IIEST (BESU Shibpur), ‘Concrete Technologist of the year’ by Indian Concrete Institute, ‘Telkom Best Lecturer Award’ for the best teacher in Civil Engineering at the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa and many others. Dr. Swati Maitra and Prof. S. K. Bhattacharyya jointly teach the course Retrofitting and Rehabilitation of Infrastructure (ID60016) in IIT Kharagpur for the last 4 years.

Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya

"Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya is a Professor in Civil Engineering Department and presently the Deputy Director of IIT Kharagpur. He was a Former Director of CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI). Prof. Bhattacharyya’s research area includes sustainable building materials, fluid-structure interaction, structural health monitoring, FRP-concrete composite system, structural restoration, numerical modelling and structural fire engineering. He has published about 250 technical papers in several international and national journals, book chapters, proceedings of international and national conferences, seminars and workshops. He has developed web-based and video-based NPTEL courses titled ‘Finite element method in Engineering’ and ‘Strength of Materials’, which are currently running. He has several patents based on his research. Prof. Bhattacharyya has received several prestigious awards like ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ by IIEST (BESU Shibpur), ‘Concrete Technologist of the year’ by Indian Concrete Institute, ‘Telkom Best Lecturer Award’ for the best teacher in Civil Engineering at the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa and many others. Prof. S. K. Bhattacharyya teach the course Retrofitting and Rehabilitation of Infrastructure (ID60016) in IIT Kharagpur for the last 4 years."

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 24 April 2022 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.

Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team