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Practical Guide to Diagnosing Structural Movement in Buildings.
"What's the Crack?"When cracking is observed in a building the most common reaction is that it must be the foundations and that it must be serious. Many surveyors are nervous about diagnosing cracks. This is understandable, as the interpretation of cracks can be difficult to teach, wi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DIAGNOSING STRUCTURAL MOVEMENT IN BUILDINGS; Contents; Introduction; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; PART 1 FIRST PRINCIPLES; 1.1 First Principles; 1.2 Crack Patterns and Cracks; 1.3 Rotational Movement; 1.4 Contra Rotational Movement; 1.5 Weak Routes; 1.6 Load Distribution; 1.7 Movement and Orientation; 1.8 Summary of First Principles and Process; PART 2 CRACKS IN BUILDINGS NOT RELATED TO FOUNDATIONS; 2.1 Expansion Cracking; 2.2 Cavity Wall Tie Corrosion; 2.3 Corrosion of Metal Built into Walls; 2.4 Vibration of Built in Fixings; 2.5 Roof Spread.
- 2.6 Springing from Deflected Beams2.7 Lack of Lateral Stability; 2.8 Lack of Lateral Stability in Modern Gable Walls; 2.9 Overloaded Beams; 2.10 Absence of Lintels (Beams) Over Openings in Cavity Walls; 2.11 Overloaded Floors; 2.12 Overloaded Walls; 2.13 Differential Movement; 2.14 Arch Thrust and Arch Flattening; 2.15 Load Path Cracking; 2.16 Bulging of Walls due to Decay of Bonding Timbers; 2.17 Bulging and Separation in Solid Brick Walls; 2.18 Separation of Rubble Filled Stone Walls; 2.19 Floor Slab Settlement (Compaction); 2.20 Load Concentrations; 2.21 Sulphate Attack.
- 2.22 Concrete Block Shrinkage2.23 Shrinkage of Calcium Silicate Bricks; PART 3 CRACKS IN BUILDINGS RELATED TO THE FOUNDATIONS AND GROUND MOVEMENT; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Design for Load; 3.1.2 Design for Stability; 3.1.3 Identifying Below Ground Defects; 3.2 Foundation Movement Caused by Clay Shrinkage; 3.3 Clay Heave; 3.4 Seasonal Expansion of Clay Subsoil; 3.5 Eccentric Loading on Foundations; 3.6 Uneven Loading; 3.7 Load Concentrations on Foundations; 3.8 Differential Foundation Movement; 3.9 Initial Settlement after Construction or Alterations.
- 3.10 Leaking Drains and Water Discharge Near to Buildings3.11 Drains and Drain Trenches; PART 4 REPAIR METHODS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Re-pointing; 4.3 Re-pointing with Epoxy Mortar; 4.4 Stitching in Brickwork; 4.5 Reinforcing Brick Mortar Joints; 4.6 Tie Bars; 4.7 Restraint Straps; 4.8 Buttresses/Piers; 4.9 Preventing Roof Spread; 4.10 Underpinning; 4.11 Expanding Foam Underpinning; 4.12 Grouting; 4.13 Root Barriers; Index.