STRUCTURAL SURVEYS
INTRODUCTION
Certain problems occur time and report writing. Subsequent articles
‘again in existing buldings. They may will describe the identification,
be caused by the building's age, ts probable cause and repair of certain
type of constriction, misuse and commonplace structural defects in
substandard alterations or basic popular types oflowsris buildings
esign faults. The architect must be dating from Goorgian times tothe
able to diagnose such structural present. Industrialised building
distress during a rehabilitation ‘systems, framed buldings and
contractor when undertaking a full prefabricated reinforced concrete
Structural survey and recommend houses such a Arey (AJ 28.485,
necessary repairs, 175) have been excluded to.
‘Because the problems often the cancentrate on oadbearing masonry,
result of «combination of factors its timber and eoncrete construction.
diagnosis Is argely empirical. Low-ise is taken to mean buildings
‘The risk inherent in carrying out generally less than five storeys high,
structural surveys are wellknown, including basements. The structure s
and place an onerous responsibility considered tobe only those elements
‘onthe professional offering such a wich support the building, rather
Service, This serles aims to Tike the Bones ofa human being. So
‘guide the architect inthis vital, yet non-structural nonoadbearng)
‘complex fil. items such a wal inishes, some
‘The introductory article sets adding systems and roof coverings
suidelins for survey technique and have been excluded.
M2665 1 Structural surveys: technique and
report writing
2 General issues: problems eommon to more
than one period of construction
8 The industrial revolution: problems found
chiefly in buidings of 1750-1850
WATTS 4 The building revolution: problems found
chiefly in buidings of 1850-1839
2785 5 The post-war building boom: problems
‘comman to buildings constructed since 1945,1 ean mann tet
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STRUCTURAL SURVEYS
1 TECHNIQUE AND REPORT
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