1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143291503321

Autore

Proverbs David G

Titolo

Flood damaged property [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to repair / / David G. Proverbs and Robby Soetanto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, OX, UK ; ; Malden, MA, USA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-280-21306-X

9786610213061

0-470-79850-5

0-470-75929-1

1-4051-4806-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SoetantoRobby

Disciplina

368.1222014

690/.24

Soggetti

Flood damage - Risk assessment

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 (p. 216-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to Flooding; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Autumn 2000 floods; 1.3 Ownership and responsibilities; 1.4 Damage caused by flooding; 1.5 Flood damage to domestic properties; 1.6 Organisation of this book; 2 Preparing for a Flood; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Flood risk; 2.3 Causes and effects of flooding; 2.4 Flood protection; 2.5 Flood resilient repairs; 2.6 Summary; 3 Flood Characteristics; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Flood damage function; 3.3 The importance of flood characteristics; 3.4 Sources of information or methods to determine flood characteristics

3.5 Summary4 Drying Out Flooded Buildings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Background information; 4.3 Methods and/or equipment employed to dry flood damaged buildings; 4.4 Sealing off sections of the building to assist drying; 4.5 Methods and/or equipment employed to determine if a building is sufficiently dry for repair works to commence; 4.6 Summary; 5 Reinstatement of Flood Damaged Floors; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methodology; 5.3 Results and discussion; 5.3.1 Scenario 1: 'The dwelling has vinyl floor tiles installed that have been submerged by



floodwater'

5.3.2 Scenario 2: 'The dwelling has a vinyl sheet floor covering installed that has been submerged by floodwater'5.3.3 Scenario 3: 'The dwelling has a quarry tiled floor which has been submerged by floodwater'; 5.3.4 Scenario 4: 'The dwelling has a solid concrete floor which has been submerged by floodwater'; 5.3.5 Scenario 5: 'The dwelling has a suspended timber (chipboard) floor which has been submerged by floodwater'; 5.3.6 Scenario 6: 'The dwelling has a suspended timber (chipboard) floor with tongued and grooved floorboards'

5.3.7 Scenario 7: 'When the floorboards are removed, it is discovered that the sleeper walls are constructed directly off the ground (i.e. no concrete slab has been included)'5.3.8 Scenario 8: 'The dwelling has a concrete floor which has been covered with solid oak blocks'; 5.4 Summary; 6 Reinstatement of Flood Damaged Walls; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Results and discussion; 6.2.1 Scenario 9: 'The external wall of the property is brickwork with cement mortal joints'; 6.2.2 Scenario 10: 'The external wall of the property has a rendered finish'

6.2.3 Scenario 11: 'The external wall of the property has a pebbledash finish'6.2.4 Scenario 12: 'An internal wall of the flood damaged property is constructed of brickwork with a paint finish applied directly to it'; 6.2.5 Scenario 13: 'An internal wall of the flood damaged property has been covered with ceramic tiles'; 6.2.6 Scenario 14: 'An internal wall of the flood damaged property has been covered with a wood veneer on timber grounds'; 6.2.7 Scenario 15: 'An internal wall of the flood damaged property has been decorated with wallpaper'

6.2.8 Scenario 16: 'An external wall of a flood damaged property has evidence of a rising damp problem'

Sommario/riassunto

With climate change and the development of property on flood plains, the flooding of buildings has become a considerable problem, both for property owners and their insurers. This book, based on extensive research, provides guidance on how to assess and repair flood damaged properties.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001058839707536

Autore

Palamodov, V.P.

Titolo

Linear differential operators with constant coefficients / V.P. Palamodov ; translated by A. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 1970

Descrizione fisica

viii, 443 p. ; 24 cm.

Classificazione

510.47

517'.7

QA329.4

Altri autori (Persone)

Brown, A.

Soggetti

Difference equations

Differential operators

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910854693303321

Autore

Glicksman, Martin

Titolo

Gum technology in the food industry / Martin Glicksman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Academic Press, 1969

Descrizione fisica

XIII, 590 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Collana

Food science and technology ; 8

Disciplina

664

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

A MIC 1685

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia