Repair and Maintance of Building Cracks

Cracking is the most difficult and puzzling problem for the engineers today. Many designers are trying to eliminate the problems of cracking , but cracking is unavoidable response of any structure. Since cracks are the most common type of problem in buildings, It is very necessary to understand the causes and remedial measures required to be undertaken for preventing cracks, As cracks in various types of building structures cannot be eliminated completely but can be prevented and controlled by using adequate materials which enhances the properties of the structure and also adopting required changes in design criteria. Due to some faulty designs and other unavoidable factors cracks start developing on various structural and non structural parts of the building. Hence, timely measures should be adopted to prevent and control cracks and its formation. Not all the cracks developed are harmful but there are some type of cracks which can be severely structurally hazardous. In this paper we will discuss about several problems engineers are facing, why and how the cracks are formed And how these cracks can be prevented and controlled. Chandgude Shubham Eknath | Baviskar Udit Kailas "Repair and Maintance of Building Cracks" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-6 , October 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29160.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/29160/repair-and-maintance-of-building-cracks/chandgude-shubham-eknath