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The technology of building defects / John Hinks and Geoff Cook.

By: Hinks, John (A. John).
Contributor(s): Cook, Geoff (Geoff K.).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 1994Edition: 1st ed.Description: vii, 361 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 041919780X; 9780419197805.Subject(s): Buildings -- Defects | Building materials -- Defects | Building failures | Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction | Structural dynamics | House and Home | Structural dynamics | Building construction & materials | Property & real estate | Conservation of buildings & building materialsDDC classification: 690.21 | 690.21 HIN
Contents:
Part One: Materials -- Defects with materials -- Failure mechanisms in cementitious materials -- Failure mechanisms in ceramic materials -- Failure mechanisms in timber -- Failure mechanisms in metals -- Part Two: Components -- Defects in components: general mechanisms -- Defects in external joinery -- Part Three: Elements -- Defects in elements: soil and foundation-related problems -- Walls -- Movement and distortion problems in walls generally -- Defects in floors -- Problems with internal finishes -- Defects in roofs -- Radon in buildings -- Distortion in buildings -- Wind around buildings -- Measuring movement.
Summary: The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique stand-alone review of the subject. The book is divided into small sections, each structured to cover objectives, core information, revision notes, exercises and further reading.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 690.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00191328
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 690.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00078593
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 690.21 HIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 38888000552541
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One: Materials -- Defects with materials -- Failure mechanisms in cementitious materials -- Failure mechanisms in ceramic materials -- Failure mechanisms in timber -- Failure mechanisms in metals -- Part Two: Components -- Defects in components: general mechanisms -- Defects in external joinery -- Part Three: Elements -- Defects in elements: soil and foundation-related problems -- Walls -- Movement and distortion problems in walls generally -- Defects in floors -- Problems with internal finishes -- Defects in roofs -- Radon in buildings -- Distortion in buildings -- Wind around buildings -- Measuring movement.

The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique stand-alone review of the subject. The book is divided into small sections, each structured to cover objectives, core information, revision notes, exercises and further reading.

CIT Module ARCH 6035 - Supplementary reading

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Materials
  • Defects with materials
  • Failure mechanisms in cementitious materials
  • Failure mechanisms in ceramic materials
  • Failure mechanisms in timber
  • Failure mechanisms in metals
  • Components
  • Defects in components: general mechanisms
  • Defects in external joinery
  • Elements.Defects in elements: soil and foundation related problems
  • Walls
  • Movement and distortion problems in walls generally
  • Defects in floors
  • Problems with interna finishes
  • Defects in roofs
  • Radon in buildings
  • Distortion in buildings
  • Wind around buildings
  • Measuring movement
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

John Hinks is Reader in Facilities Management in the Department of Building Engineering and Surveying at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Geoff Cook is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Construction Management and Engineering at the University of Reading, UK
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