A critical review of the reinforced concrete columns and walls concealing rain water pipe in multistorey buildings

• Main Authors: Bakhteri, Jahangir, Omar, Wahid, Makhtar, Ahmad Mahir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Civil Engineering 2002
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3769/1/WahidOmar2002_ACriticalReviewoftheReinforced.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3769/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Various problems and deficiencies in the strength and load carrying capacity of the reinforced concrete (RC) walls and columns caused by concealing PVC drain pipes within them have been identified. Alternative methods of positioning the drain pipes outside the columns are proposed. An improved metho...