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Practical guide to diagnosing structural movement in buildings / edited by Malcolm Holland.

Contributor(s): John Wiley & Sons [publisher.]Material type: Text

TextCopyright date: ©2023Edition: SECOND EDITIONDescription: vii, 277 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119898726Subject(s): BUILDINGS -- DEFECTS | EARTH MOVEMENTS AND BUILDING | STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (ENGINEERING) | BUILDING FAILURES | BUILDINGS -- Repair and reconstruction.REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTIONAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Practical guide to diagnosing structural movement in buildings.DDC classification: 690/.21 LOC classification: TH 441 H65 2023

Contents:

Introduction -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 First principles -- Part 2 Cracks in buildings not related to foundations -- Part 3 Cracks in building related to the movement foundations and ground movement -- Part 4 Repair methods -- Index.

Summary: "It is often the layman's first reaction when cracking is observed in a building, that it must be the foundations and that it is serious. This is not true. In the vast majority of cases it is not subsidence or settlement of the foundations and in most cases cracks do not indicate a serious defect. So when analysing cracks, it is essential to always keep an open mind. A good rule of thumb for the beginner is to try to find what has caused the crack other than foundation movement. Only when all other possibilities have been ruled out, consider then whether it is foundation movement. In my experience (teaching university students and graduate surveyors) it is very difficult to instil this discipline. There is a great temptation to jump to a conclusion or to shortcut the process of analysis"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Engineering and Technology	General Circulation	GC TH 441 H65 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000004756

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"It is often the layman's first reaction when cracking is observed in a building, that it must be the foundations and that it is serious. This is not true. In the vast majority of cases it is not subsidence or settlement of the foundations and in most cases cracks do not indicate a serious defect. So when analysing cracks, it is essential to always keep an open mind. A good rule of thumb for the beginner is to try to find what has caused the crack other than foundation movement. Only when all other possibilities have been ruled out, consider then whether it is foundation movement. In my experience (teaching university students and graduate surveyors) it is very difficult to instil this discipline. There is a great temptation to jump to a conclusion or to shortcut the process of analysis"-- Provided by publisher.

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