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A practical guide to diagnosing structural movement in buildings / Malcolm Holland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holland, Malcolm.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buildings--Defects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Buildings.
- Earth movements and building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Earth movements and building.
- Structural analysis (Engineering)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Structural analysis (Engineering).
- Building failures--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Building failures.
- Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex [England] ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""What's the Crack?"" When cracking is observed in a building the most common reaction is that it must be the foundations and that it must be serious. Many surveyors are nervous about diagnosing cracks. This is understandable, as the interpretation of cracks can be difficult to teach, with university courses providing little or no time for field experience. Yet by understanding one straightforward principle the majority of cracks can be diagnosed in just a few minutes. Linking this with a good knowledge of construction techniques, the factors that distort cracking patterns an
- Contents:
- pt. 1. First principles
- pt. 2. Cracks in buildings not related to foundations
- pt. 3. Cracks in buildings related to the foundations and ground movement
- pt. 4. Repair methods.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781118250372
- 1118250370
- 9781118250365
- 1118250362
- OCLC:
- 797916828
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