Defects and deterioration in buildings / Barry A. Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Barry A., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building failures.

Buildings--Protection.

Buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Spon, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A professional reference designed to assist surveyors, engineers, architects and contractors in diagnosing existing problems and avoiding them in new buildings. Fully revised and updated, this edition, in new clearer format, covers developments in building defects, and problems such as sick building syndrome. Well liked for its mixture of theory and practice the new edition will complement Hinks and Cook's student textbook on defects at the practitioner level.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Preface to the First edition; 1 Defects and deterioration; 2 Structural problems; 3 Thermal problems; 4 Moisture problems; 5 Noise problems; 6 Wood problems; 7 Masonry problems; 8 Concrete problems; 9 Coating problems; 10 Foundation problems; 11 Wall problems; 12 Window problems; 13 Roof problems; 14 Floor problems; 15 Combustion problems; 16 Plumbing problems; 17 External problems; 18 Health and safety problems; References and further reading; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-135-80368-4

1-135-80369-2

1-280-40106-0

9786610401062

0-203-04274-3

0-203-18977-9

9780203042748

OCLC:

437077422