ABSTRACT
For any new structure a maintenance and inspection plan has to be provided. The flow chart given in Fig. 2 shows a scheme for a service life conservation strategy, as given in the Model Code 2010.
For the design of new structures a conservation strategy has to be defined, based on the quality of the structure to be realized and maintained. After construction a condition survey has to be carried out, in order to establish the real quality of the structure (as-built document, or “birthcertificate”). This survey could lead to repair work already in this early stage. Subsequently the definite conservation strategy is defined.
