Study on Causes and Prevention of Cracks in Building

Abstract

Study on Causes and Prevention of Cracks in Building are most common type of problem in any type of building. So, it is important to understand the cause and the measures to be taken for prevention. Some faulty steps during construction and some unavoidable reasons different type of cracks starts to appear on various structural and non- structural parts of the building. So, timely identification of such cracks and adopting preventive measure are essential.

Though cracks in concrete cannot be prevented entirely but they can be controlled by using adequate material and technique of construction and considering design criteria. Structural cracks are the one whose inherent cause lies in either in incorrect design, or faulty construction or overloading and are the one which can endanger the safety of a given structure.

Conclusion

This paper is divided into four parts. First part comprises of basic introduction about cracks and about the previous attempts which are made by the research scholars, second part contains the case study, visual identification of cracks and causes with preventive measures and third part contains techniques to cure crack. The potential causes of crack can be controlled if proper consideration is given to construction material and technique to be used. If we focus on the major causes to cracks in our building and take their preventive measures initially, we will able to minimise the problem of cracking in our structure.