Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial Construction
This manuscript attempts to classify typical errors occurring during the design, production, and use of prefabricated and prestressed concrete girders and slabs manufactured in Poland for industrial buildings since the 1950s. Although the cases discussed concern Poland, most of them have a universal...
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| author | Rafał Krzywoń Jacek Hulimka |
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| description | This manuscript attempts to classify typical errors occurring during the design, production, and use of prefabricated and prestressed concrete girders and slabs manufactured in Poland for industrial buildings since the 1950s. Although the cases discussed concern Poland, most of them have a universal character, and as such are also found in other countries. The defects and errors are illustrated with examples and the causes of their occurrence are also discussed. A method of classifying flaws based on the period of their occurrence was proposed. Most of the examples discussed were encountered by the authors during their professional work. In most of the presented cases, repair was possible, enabling further safe operation. This paper shows how important it is to periodically check the technical condition of prestressed structures and how common and at the same time trivial mistakes may be made by designers and contractors of this type of structure, despite the experience of over 70 years of their mass use. The quality of modern prestressed structures is undoubtedly higher. Using the experience of previous generations, designers and contractors abandoned the less durable post-tensioned concrete lattice girders. Errors, if they appear, are most often at the stage of implementing new products or are the result of poor workmanship or disregard for unfavorable weather conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d75ff793eb2d42b9a12e2552443e61512024-03-27T13:29:13ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-03-0114367310.3390/buildings14030673Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial ConstructionRafał Krzywoń0Jacek Hulimka1Department of Structural Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandDepartment of Structural Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandThis manuscript attempts to classify typical errors occurring during the design, production, and use of prefabricated and prestressed concrete girders and slabs manufactured in Poland for industrial buildings since the 1950s. Although the cases discussed concern Poland, most of them have a universal character, and as such are also found in other countries. The defects and errors are illustrated with examples and the causes of their occurrence are also discussed. A method of classifying flaws based on the period of their occurrence was proposed. Most of the examples discussed were encountered by the authors during their professional work. In most of the presented cases, repair was possible, enabling further safe operation. This paper shows how important it is to periodically check the technical condition of prestressed structures and how common and at the same time trivial mistakes may be made by designers and contractors of this type of structure, despite the experience of over 70 years of their mass use. The quality of modern prestressed structures is undoubtedly higher. Using the experience of previous generations, designers and contractors abandoned the less durable post-tensioned concrete lattice girders. Errors, if they appear, are most often at the stage of implementing new products or are the result of poor workmanship or disregard for unfavorable weather conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/3/673precast concreteprestressed structuresstructural defectsstructure maintenance |
| spellingShingle | Rafał Krzywoń Jacek Hulimka Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial Construction Buildings precast concrete prestressed structures structural defects structure maintenance |
| title | Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial Construction |
| title_full | Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial Construction |
| title_fullStr | Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial Construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial Construction |
| title_short | Common Defects of Prefabricated Prestressed Elements for Industrial Construction |
| title_sort | common defects of prefabricated prestressed elements for industrial construction |
| topic | precast concrete prestressed structures structural defects structure maintenance |
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