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Building defects still continue to plague the construction
industry. The lessons learned over the last forty years have not
been fully applied. Many new or refurbished buildings still leak or
crack. Lack of awareness by designers and installers as to the main
mechanisms that trigger such failures remains a problem for the
industry. Investigating and rectifying building failures form a
major part of building surveyors' bread and butter work. This book
provides guidance on this work for typical residential, commercial
and industrial buildings - with advice on how to diagnose a wide
range of defects with an emphasis on evidence based practice
throughout. It considers both modern and older construction
methods, together with new and traditional materials. The
particular problems of alteration and renovation work are also
discussed. The first four chapters provide information and guidance
on the methodology for investigating failures - how to prepare for
and conduct an investigation into a building defect and
subsequently diagnose its cause in a logical manner. This fourth
edition has been updated and expanded to cover the latest
diagnostic procedures and research. It also includes Appendices and
a new Bibliography, and provides an extensive list of books on
building pathology and related topics in the UK and North America.
It is essential reading for all students and practitioners
interested in building surveying and building conservation.
Building defects still continue to plague the construction
industry. The lessons learned over the last forty years have not
been fully applied. Many new or refurbished buildings still leak or
crack. Lack of awareness by designers and installers as to the main
mechanisms that trigger such failures remains a problem for the
industry. Investigating and rectifying building failures form a
major part of building surveyors' bread and butter work. This book
provides guidance on this work for typical residential, commercial
and industrial buildings - with advice on how to diagnose a wide
range of defects with an emphasis on evidence based practice
throughout. It considers both modern and older construction
methods, together with new and traditional materials. The
particular problems of alteration and renovation work are also
discussed. The first four chapters provide information and guidance
on the methodology for investigating failures - how to prepare for
and conduct an investigation into a building defect and
subsequently diagnose its cause in a logical manner. This fourth
edition has been updated and expanded to cover the latest
diagnostic procedures and research. It also includes Appendices and
a new Bibliography, and provides an extensive list of books on
building pathology and related topics in the UK and North America.
It is essential reading for all students and practitioners
interested in building surveying and building conservation.
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ViraVax (Paperback)
Bill Ransom
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R461
R391
Discovery Miles 3 910
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Burn (Paperback)
Bill Ransom
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R462
R392
Discovery Miles 3 920
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Jaguar (Paperback)
Bill Ransom
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R487
R412
Discovery Miles 4 120
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Science fiction novel. "Jaguar is a psychodrama with the emphasis
on story and characterization, not effects. ...Ransom, best known
for his collaborations with the late Frank Herbert, has written an
intense and intriguing trale that will keep you riveted to the
pages." --Rave Reviews
The last survivors of humanity have just been deposited on
Pandora, a horrific, poisonous planet rife with deadly
nerve-runners, hooded dashers, airborne jellyfish, and intelligent
kelp. The determined colonists attempt to establish a bridgehead on
the deadly, inhospitable planet, but more trouble arises. Their
sentient ship backed up by an impressive array of armaments has
decided it is God and is insisting the colonists find appropriate
ways to worship it.
In an attempt to help the people pass its test, Ship awakens
chaplain-psychiatrist Raja Flattery from hibernation. Either the
humans pass the test or the human race could be destroyed.
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