Assessment Of Damage In Low Rise Buildings With Particular Reference To Progressive Foundation Movement
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| Total Pages | : 8 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Apartment houses |
| ISBN | : 9780851254616 |
This Digest discusses the assessment and classification of visible damage resulting from structural distortion. The assessment is based on a description of work considered necessary to repair the building fabric; classification into six categories is recommended, taking into account the nature, location and type of damage. The most common causes of damage are discussed. It is concluded that for damage of Category 2 or less cracking may result from a combination of causes which are difficult to identify and the cost and effort involved in carrying out an identification would be disproportionate to the scale of the damage, except for circumstances where the movement is likely to be progressive. It is rare for damage to progress beyond Category 2 and when it does ground movement is usually the cause. The various causes of ground movement giving rise to damage are described briefly and emphasis is given to the identification of conditions where the movement might lead to progressive deterioration. The Digest will assist building professionals, property valuers and insurance advisors both in putting building damage into its true perspective and in determining necessary action, either in the form of seeking expert advice or in recommending simple repairs.
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| Total Pages | : 8 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| Genre | : Apartment houses |
| ISBN | : 9780117250840 |
| Author | : Hilary Skinner |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 12 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Brick walls |
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This Digest provides guidance on the assessment of the significance of tilt of low-rise buildings resulting from foundation movement. It should assist building professionals, property valuers and insurance advisors in assessing the significance of tilt and the need for expert advice. The issues of acceptability and tolerability of tilt are particularly acute in low-rise housing. The shortage of good building land and the consequent necessity of siting new housing developments on more marginal sites gives added importance to the subject. This Digest is complementary to Digest 251 which deals with structural distortion and cracking caused by foundation movement.
| Author | : Stephen E. Petty |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 808 |
| Release | : 2017-12-19 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1351832514 |
A comprehensive resource that builds a bridge between engineering disciplines and the building sciences and trades, Forensic Engineering: Damage Assessments for Residential and Commercial Structures provides an extensive look into the world of forensic engineering. With a focus on investigations associated with insurance industry claims, the book describes methodologies for performing insurance-related investigations including the causation and origin of damage to residential and commercial structures and/or unhealthy interior environments and adverse effects on the occupants of these structures. Edited by an industry expert with more than 30 years of experience, and authors with more than 100 years of experience in the field, the book takes the technical aspects of engineering and scientific principles and applies them to real-world issues in a non-technical manner. It provides readers with the experiences, investigation methodologies, and investigation protocols used in, and derived from completing thousands of forensic engineering investigations. It begins with providing a baseline methodology for completing forensic investigations and closes with advice on testifying as an expert witness. Much of what must be known in this field is not learned in school, but is based upon experience since recognizing the cause of a building system failure requires a blending of skills from the white collar and blue collar worlds. Such knowledge can be vital since failures (e.g., water entry) often result from construction activities completed out of sequence.. This book details proven methodologies based on over 7,000 field investigations, methodologies which can be followed by both professionals and laymen alike.
| Author | : N. E. Simons |
| Publisher | : Thomas Telford |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2002-10-21 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780727729484 |
Folded card: Identification and description of soils; and, Identification and description of rocks / designed by Environmental Services Group Limited 2007 in accordance with BS EN ISO 14689-1 and BS EN ISO 14688-1 respectively; and designed to be taken into the field during the walk-over survey.
| Author | : R. J. Jardine |
| Publisher | : Thomas Telford |
| Total Pages | : 708 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780727732644 |
The main body of the first volume is taken up by five major keynote papers written by a team of international experts, that survey the enormous advances that have taken place in geotechnical engineering since Skempton's pioneering early work. The second volume contains more than 80 articles that report recent research and advances in practice from around the world. The papers focus on the broad range of geotechnical issues, that most interested Professor Skempton, and are grouped under the headings of: - Soil behaviour, characterisation and modelling - Foundations - Slopes and embankments - Ground performance - The influence of geology on civil engineering.
| Author | : Mourad M. Bakhoum |
| Publisher | : IABSE |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 3857481242 |
| Author | : Roger Greeno |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 502 |
| Release | : 2014-07-16 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1317902807 |
Introduction to Building provides a comprehensive introduction to various aspects of development and associated building procedures, from initial planning and design through procurement of building work, contractual arrangements and construction techniques. Now in its Fifth Edition, this popular text continues to present an authoritative overview of the many design and practical considerations associated with the creation and maintenance of modern buildings, including repair of existing buildings and traditional construction procedures. Topics covered include the functional requirements of a building: appearance, durability, dimensional suitability, strength and stability, weather exclusion, sound control, thermal comfort, fire protection, lighting and ventilating, sanitation and drainage, security, cost, sustainability, building processes, the building team, communication and construction methods.
| Author | : John Hinks |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 460 |
| Release | : 2002-09-11 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1135822166 |
The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique review of the subject. Defects are considered as part of the whole building rather than in isolation. General educational objectives are set out which offer the reader the opportunity of self-assessment. Each section is generously illustrated with photographs and diagrams, forming an accessible self contained review covering the following: objectives; core information; exercises; revision notes; further reading. Taken together these sections build up to offer the reader an understanding of a range of technical topics concerned with building defects. This core text can be used for direct lecture material, seminar and tutorial information, assignment work and revision notes. It is a convenient one stop resource which dispenses with the need to consult a mass of different information sources.
| Author | : Construction Industry Research and Information Association |
| Publisher | : Thomas Telford |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780727730176 |
The ability to predict the potential damage to buildings accurately and to have confidence in the chosen protective measures is of increasing importance for the viability of urban tunnelling. The Jubilee Line Extension Project (JLEP) presented a unique opportunity to capture reliable field measurements of the effects of tunnelling on a wide range of buildings. Building response to tunnelling: Case studies from the Jubilee Line Extension, London is the result of this work. Volume 1 describes the relevant part of the JLEP, the methods of settlement prediction and building damage assessment used on the project, and the objectives of the research. Further chapters provide accounts of the geology and historical development of more of the case study buildings (between Green Park and Canada Water stations of the JLE route). Full transcriptions are included of the before-the-event and independent best practice predictions of surface and at-depth ground movements at two greenfield sites and the settlement of four buildings, which were made specially for the research. The concluding chapter of Volume 1, written by Professor John Burland, presents the overall findings of the research to date. Volume 2 presents, in their geographical sequence, the twenty-seven case studies; from Green Park in the west to London Bridge, and then eastward to Canada Water station. These case studies include two instrumented greenfield sites and several examples of prestigious buildings in London's west end that were protected by compensation grouting. The case studies present descriptions of the buildings, the works that affected them and measurements made to record their response. This valuable and informative two volume book has been written by the experts who participated in the research and is generously illustrated with numerous line drawings, graphs, pictures and maps. Building response to tunnelling: Case studies from the jubilee Line Extension, London will be essential reading to tunnelling and geotechnical engineers and all those who have an interest in this successful and interesting underground project.
