Inspección de una losa de 70 años de un edificio en el Golfo de México

  • P. Castro-Borges Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida
  • M. Balancán-Zapata Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida
  • A. López-González Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida
  • M. Córdova-Quintal Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Keywords: inspection, repair, chlorides, electrochemical techniques

Abstract

The Progreso pier has a head which is a seventy year-old building that is exposed to an
aggressive environment in the Gulf of Mexico. As a consequence of the chloride exposure
and lack of maintenance, the slabs have shown strong deterioration symptoms. A previous
structural inspection suggested a very expensive and non well understood method to repair
the slab, which made the authorities to think about demolition in spite of the collateral
damage to other elements like columns and beams. Because of the deterioration level, the
authors of this paper suggested a second inspection before demolishing and it was performed
on selected parts of the slab. The objective of this work is to discuss details and results of this
and previous inspection and diagnosis. The new diagnosis indicated the need of demolishing
specific parts of the lower concrete cover of the slab and the substitution of the reinforcement
by CFRP.
Keywords: inspection, repair, chlorides, electrochemical techniques

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Published
2014-09-30
How to Cite
Castro-Borges, P., Balancán-Zapata, M., López-González, A., & Córdova-Quintal, M. (2014). Inspección de una losa de 70 años de un edificio en el Golfo de México. Revista ALCONPAT, 4(3), 202 - 210. https://doi.org/10.21041/ra.v4i3.70
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