Investigating defects in commercial and industrial buildings
Language: English Publication details: Coventry RICS Books 2009Description: xii, 244p. ill. 30cmISBN:- 9781842194416
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Archive | London RICS Boxes | RICS 2009/4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 30076334 | ||
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Definitions and processes -- Corrosion -- Deterioration of concrete -- High Alumina Cement (HAC) concrete -- Glulam and box beams -- Asbestos cement and cement fibre roofing -- Profiled metal sheet roofing -- Roof drainage -- Flat roofing -- Masonry facades -- Applied exterior finishes -- Thin stone cladding -- Concrete cladding -- GRC cladding -- Curtain walling -- Insulating glass units -- Upper floor and roof decks -- Floor screeds and finishes -- Raised access floors -- Vibration in composite floors -- Ground bearing floor slabs -- Multi-storey car parks -- Glossary -- Further information -- Endnotes
Aimed at building surveyors, engineers, and other built environment professionals, this book sets out essential information on forms of construction, aspects of design and problem areas in commercial and industrial buildings. The book is arranged by building element and follows a workflows structure, echoing the order of inspection in a building survey.