Need for Maintenance {ENGLISH }

. I Need for Maintenance I. Importance and significance of repair and maintenance of buildings A} As a conclusion, maintenance and repair is very crucial part in every life of the building. The building maintenance practice is needed in every development. It is because the building needs to be well maintained in order to retain the value of the property itself. B} As a conclusion, maintenance and repair is very crucial part in every life of the building. The building maintenance practice is needed in every development. It is because the building needs to be well maintained in order to retain the value of the property itself. C} Servicing is a very important aspect of the building. Due to servicing the building or a structure, it can be kept in a proper working condition. Servicing is the activity which is required for maintaining the supply of water, electricity, plumbing and cleaning the building and the surrounding area. D} But proper and consistent building maintenance is imperative for a number of reasons. Buildings inherently function less effectively over time due to natural causes such as climate, daily occupant use, mechanical obsolescence, and more 2 Meaning of maintenance A} It encompasses a great deal of “behind the scenes” work to ensure that a facility or building remains functional and comfortable for its users. Building maintenance includes cleaning common areas, removing trash regularly, and repairing items that are broken. B} Moreover, the Committee on Maintenance under Government of India defined maintenance as: “Building maintenance is work undertaken to keep, restore or improve every facility, i.e., every part of a building, its services and surrounds to a currently acceptable standard and to sustain the utility and value of the facility.” C} This includes PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE for buildings, structures, and installed building equipment (IBE) as recommended by the manufacturer. It also includes engineering and/or contracted Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services that support planning, design, and execution of maintenance activities. D} Maintenance is the process of ensuring that buildings and other assets retain a good appearance and operate at optimum efficiency. Inadequate maintenance can result in decay, degradation and reduced performance and can affect heath and threaten the safety of users, occupants and others in the vicinity. 3 Objectives of maintenance A} The following are some of the objectives of maintenance management: I. Minimizing the loss of productive time because of equipment failure (i.e. minimizing idle time of equipment due to break down). II. Minimizing the repair time and repair cost. B} Improvement maintenance is frequently identified as an ever present objective in buildings (introduction of energy saving equipment, improving accesses for maintenance, monitoring equipment and the like). C} Building maintenance is work undertaken to keep, restore or improve every part of a building, its services to a currently acceptable standard and to sustain the utility and value of the facility. (i) To preserve machinery, building and services, in good operating condition. 4. Factors influencing the repair and maintenance A} Errors, oversights, lack of care and fallibility of people that initiate, design, construct and maintain buildings, accentuated by their educational, practice and commercial environment are the main factors affecting defects of building. B} Stressed maintenance is required because of the building could not withstand the defects effects of the weather and age factors [2]. Although the building is a capital asset of the organization, instead of building owners assume maintenance of the building as a vain liability and not a priority. C} There are a number of factors such as strength, durability, thermal coefficient of thermal expansion, permeability, low dry shrinkage, chemical and electrical properties, curing, and cost that must be considered to select the most appropriate, compatible, cost-effective repair materials 5} Agencies Causing Deterioration (Sources, Causes, Effects) A}Factors of Deterioration in Building and the Principles of Repair Anybody who has owned property recognized that buildings are frequently subject to numerous forms of building defect, regularly in the form of dampness, wall cracks or even a water penetration to the building B} Causes of Deterioration and Defects According to Barry A Richardson, 1991 there are six factors that affect building deterioration if no remedial action takes place. The factors are: 2.1 Mechanical Agents These agents impose a physical force on a building. C} The followings all contribute to the occurrence of defects in buildings: The large varieties of building materials used that may Table: 1 Common building defects and their symptoms Common Defects Symptoms/Phenomenon Possible Causes i. Defective concrete, spalling or loose plaster in ceilings D} The factors are:- Mechanical Agents These agents impose a physical force on a building. They maybe static and permanent such as ground pressure, or static and temporary such as a snow load.