Structural Investigation of a Shop House Affected by Fire Damage

COMPETENCY
DEMONSTRATION REPORT
Career Episode 3
MOHAMED, MOHAMOUD

CE 3.1 Project Information
Name of the project: Structural Investigation of a Shop House Affected by Fire Damage
Location of the project: [PLEASE FILL]
Project Duration: [PLEASE FILL]
Organization: [PLEASE FILL]
Role and Designation during the time: Team Supervisor
CE 3.2 Project Background
CE 3.2.1 Characteristics of the project
Fire can be much disastrous than any other threat for the concrete buildings and I was
assigned to a project for the protection of the reinforced concrete made, double shop-house
building from the fire. I had to investigate the damage caused by the fire on the structure of the
building. It was identified that the building was extensively damaged by the fire and the cause of
the fire was at the central location of the building that caused serious damage to the beams and
columns. I had to re-structure the building in a manner that the owner can efficiently reutilize the
building. I had to repair all the damages caused by the fire on the columns and beams and make
sure that the property could be utilized by the owner for rehabilitating the working environment.
CE 3.2.2 Objectives developed for the project
I developed and set the following objectives for the successful and efficient delivery of
the project:

 To determine the overall integrity and remaining life of the structure
 To determine the tensile strength of the reinforcing steel in the structure
 To determine the variation of the concrete strength within the building
 To assess the extent of damage, areas needing urgent repair and recommend repairs
required
 To determine the current condition of the building, including accessibility
 To propose future maintenance plan.
CE 3.2.3 My area of work
I was assigned as an investigator of the place damaged by the fire and propose the best
approaches those could be utilized for fixing the damages caused by the fire. I had to visit the
site for the identification of the budget, timeline and other factors those are necessary for the
project proposal and proposing a feasible constraints for the project proposal. I set the following
strategies for the repairing of the damaged parts of the building:
 Full structural rehabilitation
 Bring the structure capacity to original level
 Bring the structure capacity to somewhat lower than original but safe in order
to reduce cost
 Bring the structure capacity to a higher level
 Restoration of durability through protection

 Partial strengthening
 Monitoring and Periodic inspection
I had evaluated the entire assessment damages and proposed the assessment methodology
that includes the application of Covermeter for identifying the place of the concrete placed in the
building after the fire damage. I collected the cylindrical samples for through using the core
drilling machine in manner to determine the compressive strength of the components possessed
by the concretes of the building. I used the computer programme and tensile strength test for
performing the tests those could analysed the strength of the concretes.
CE 3.2.4 Project Group
CE 3.2.5 My responsibilities throughout the project
I was responsible for investing the entire project damage caused by the fire and analyse
the entire environment and propose the best methodologies those could be utilized for analysing
the current condition. I had to make sure that all the damaged areas are being identified in proper