Building Failures: Diagnosis and Avoidance

Ransom, W.H.

ISBN 10: 0419142703 / ISBN 13: 9780419142706

Editore: E. & F.N. Spon, UK, 1987

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Fair condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, ex library book with all the usual markings, otherwise in a good readable condition.

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• Titolo: Building Failures: Diagnosis and Avoidance
• Editore: E. & F.N. Spon, UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 1987
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0419142703
• ISBN 13: 9780419142706
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: Fair

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Riassunto

In recent years building failures and the resulting lawsuits and awards for damages have frequently been in the news. The biggest headlines may have been reserved for structural failures and complete collapses, but we should not forget the less newsworthy failures such as leaky roofs, damp walls, dropped foundations and rotted timber. This book gives practical guidance on the prevention of failure by describing the nature and cause of the most common defects in buildings, and then shows how they should be avoided in design and construction.

Contenuti

Introduction. Agencies causing deterioration. Durability of materials. Moisture. Foundations. Floors, floor finishes and DPMs. Walls and DPCs. Cladding. Doors and windows. Roofs. Services. Failure patterns and control. References. Further reading. Index.