1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790306003321

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

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823076103321

Autore

Fichter Stephen J.

Titolo

From celibate Catholic priest to married Protestant minister : shepherding in greener pastures / / Stephen Joseph Fichter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-8521-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

248.2/44

Soggetti

Celibacy

Celibacy - Catholic Church

Priesthood - Catholic Church

Protestant converts

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

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. BECOMING SHEPHERDS; Ch01. "The best eight years of my life"; Ch02. Religiously Motivated Celibacy; Ch03. "God gives us a lot of choices in life"; Ch04. Societal and Personal Milestones; Ch05. "My unhappiness followed me"; Ch06. Paul VI and Max Weber; Part II. CROSSING INTO NEW FIELDS; Ch07. "I have always felt a call to ministry"; Ch08. Just Changing Lanes?; Ch09. "I needed to fulfill myself more"; Ch10. Four Forerunners in the Field; Ch11. "I wanted to be with Dennis"; Ch12. Pastoral Provision and Secondary Socialization

Part III. PASTORING WITH PARTNERSCh13. "I looked at him looking at me"; Ch14. Motivated by Head or Heart?; Ch15. "I'd do it all the same again"; Ch16. Vatican II Cohort and Period Effects; Ch17. "His dad was nicer before mine was"; Ch18. Long-term Effect of Parental Support; Conclusion: Valuable Lessons Learned; Afterword; Appendix: Concerning Methodology; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the scholarly study of former Catholic priests who had to make a major life decision as they struggled with their commitment to celibacy and their desire to marry. In order to unite those two incompatible identities, they had to shed their Catholic affiliation. This



is the first study of its kind.