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

• Autore: Holland Malcolm
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex [England] ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 690/.21
• Soggetto topico: Buildings - Defects; Earth movements and building; Structural analysis (Engineering); Building failures; Buildings - Repair and reconstruction
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A practical guide to diagnosing structural movement in buildings
• ISBN: 1-118-25037-0; 1-118-25036-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461857003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II