Case study regarding the influence of the operating environment on the degradation state an industrial building

Abstract

The operating environment, by aggressive agents contained, causes diverse manifestations of the structural degradation state on constructions elements, with negative effects on the operational reliability. Identifying the causes of degradation, the manifestation forms and the effects produced represents an important phase in the evaluation process of the technical condition of a building. In this context, the paper represents a detailed description of the investigation process made on an existing industrial building, for which the environmental factors, due to the technological flow, are an important cause for structural elements degradation. Following the investigation process, defining elements regarding geometrical and mechanical characteristics are given and used in the building’s structural analysis and designed rehabilitation solutions.