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The report is the result of the work of the former FIP Commission 10 Management and Strengthening of Concrete Structures that succeeded in 1995 to the former FIP Commission 10 Maintenance, Operation and Use. Close contacts had also been kept to the former CEB Commission V Operation and Use and in particular to its Task Group 5.4 Assessment, Maintenance and Repair. When in 1998 FIP merged with CEB to form the new association fib, the already well advanced work was finished by a small editorial group.
The purpose of the report is twofold: Firstly, to give an overview of the issues relating to the management of concrete structures in general and, secondly, to supplement this with details on items concerned with assessment and remedial actions, as these are important technical parts of management and maintenance systems. The more general aspects of asset management are dealt with in chapter 1 which is mainly aimed at owners and decision-makers.
Chapters 2 and 3 concern the information required for decision making in the assessment process and are aimed more at consultants and contractors. A review of remediation techniques is given in chapter 3 which is intended to assist in the selection of remedial actions rather than their execution. The report also includes some significant appendices regarding load testing, monitoring, fire and also special considerations related to seismic retrofitting.
It is worthwhile to mention also the work presented in Appendix 1 Keywords, that should guide and encourage the various actors who are playing a role in this field, to use a common language.
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