Maintenance procedures for multi-storey concrete carparks? 3

[pacman49]

Maintenance procedures for multi-storey carparks?

Anybody have any maintenance regime or reports for for multi-storey carparks, with regards to concrete deterioration tests, way to combat de-icing salts, wear & tear,safety checks etc.?

 

[dik]

I have a bunch of info on parkades... will see if I can dig up some *.pdf files to post for you.

The design of the parkade is first line. You have to use a hard durable concrete and adequate concrete cover to reinforcing. You should also have well defined slopes (1.5% is OK, and proper drainage. You have to pay particular attention to expansion joints, expensive ones or ones that don't work so well and will cause future problems. You should also design in means of maintenance in the form of readily accessible hose bibs for flushing. For over 40 years, I've been providing the client with a scheduled maintenance manual for annual, bi-annual, and five and ten year items to check and look after. I'll try to locate a copy of this to attach, too. You have to decide early on what type of traffic coating you intend to use and on what areas. Parking spots, drive isles and ramps all get varying amounts of wear. Just for a start...

Dik

 

[Teguci]

"Parking Structures: Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair" is a good resource book for parking structures. There is a section on maintenance that goes through the recommended wash downs as well as general maintenance.

 

[dik]

Still looking... my one computer 'smoked' about 2 years back and had some files... see attached.

 

[pacman49]

That is great info you suggested Dik, its is exactly what I am looking for.


@Teguci thanks I will look into finding that book also !

 

[dik]

Recent redacted Memo2File for a local parkade remediation proposal.

Dik

 

[dik]

The book is excellent... I have three of them <G>... just jokin' one is sufficient!

Dik

 

[Guest262653]

Hi.

I found the following document doing a google search. It might help.

ftp://ftp.tech-env.com/pub/Durabil/parkingstruct.pdf


The home page also has some additional documents that could be helpful:

http://tech-env.com/durability.html

 

[pacman49]

@ Dik, could you repost those pdf in url format, as a lot of them seem to be deleted by a moderator for some reason or another, cheers !

@ avscorreia, thanks mate there is good info there!

 

[dik]

pacperson... I'll send them to you later today...

Dik