Maintenance of existing concrete structures and professional engineers for maintenance
By T. Uomoto
Concrete Journal, Vol.39, No.4, Apr. 2001
- Synopsis
- At present, tremendous amount of concrete structures are now being used in Japan. There are many deteriorated structures that have been in use for more than 50 years since 20's of Syowa era. One of the most important works, for the concrete engineers from the 21st century, is to maintain these existing concrete structures. To deal with the problem, Japan Concrete Institute has started a program from this year to promote and evaluate professional engineers for maintenance.
- Keywords:
- deterioration, inspection, maintenance, evaluation, professional engineer for maintenance
