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1119898722

Practical Guide to Diagnosing Structural Movement in Buildings / Malcolm Holland

Publication year: 2023

ISBN: 1119898722

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First principles, including crack patterns and cracks, rotational movement, weak routes, load distribution, and movement and orientation ; Expansion cracking, cavity wall tie corrosion, roof spread, springing from deflected beams, and overloaded floors and beams ; Clay heave, uneven loading, eccentric loading on foundations, drains and drain trenches, differential foundation movement, and load concentrations on foundations ; Repair methods, including stitching in brickwork, reinforcing brick mortar joints, tie bars, restraint straps, underpinning, grouting, and root barriers


Subject: Civil Engineering & Construction, Construction, Building Surveying, Movement in Buildings