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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461857003321

Autore

Holland Malcolm

Titolo

A practical guide to diagnosing structural movement in buildings [[electronic resource] /] / Malcolm Holland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex [England] ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-118-25037-0

1-118-25036-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

690/.21

Soggetti

Buildings - Defects

Earth movements and building

Structural analysis (Engineering)

Building failures

Buildings - Repair and reconstruction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

""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