Building defects still continue to plague the construction industry. The lessons learned over the last forty years have not been fully applied. Many new or refu

Building pathology provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of defects and performance in order to develop appropriate remedial and management soluti

This book deals with structural surveys for all types of building -domestic industrial and commercial - and includes diagnosis of awide range of defects. It con

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