DESCRIPTION
Which is meant by the work of STRUCTURE REPAIR is the repair work of the damaged concrete structures (eg concrete cracks, spalling, porous / honey-comb) so that the concrete condition returns as before, whereas STRUCTURE STRENGTHENING work is the work to strengthen existing concrete structures (eg due to changes in the function of the room) thereby increasing the capacity of the strength of its concrete structure.
PURPOSE
In the work of STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT the method used among others is the injection method, used for the repair of cracked concrete; for the improvement of concrete spalling method used is patching system; while for repair porous using grouting system method.
The methods used in the STRENGTHEN STRENGTH work include Jacketing method, steel-plate, shotcrete or carbon-wrap / laminate.