Ebook: A practical guide to diagnosing structural movement in buildings
Author: Holland Malcolm
- Tags: Buildings -- Defects -- Handbooks manuals etc, Earth movements and building -- Handbooks manuals etc, Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Handbooks manuals etc, Building failures -- Handbooks manuals etc, Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction -- Handbooks manuals etc, Building failures, Buildings -- Defects, Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction, Earth movements and building, Structural analysis (Engineering)
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- City: Ames, Iowa, Chichester, West Sussex England
- Language: English
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Many surveyors are nervous about diagnosing cracks observed in a building. 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.