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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 peered ‘Hal he aking sores Setianicduenoay ‘Seat nares oane a STRUCTURAL SURVEYS 1 TECHNIQUE AND REPORT WRITING fan architect is to fulfil his responsibilities when undertaking survey or investigative work, he requires a highly methodical approach and specialist knowledge. Inthe first etree wl at soe tg Bd tbemeer lw mee nls castor ‘Salien fs prtar ling The chest ‘Bay havea et purcae strep {etinethr esl ent tokow wat reps shot made uit ‘ince eed pele ‘Siodesis writen fom the empantof SS ates SEiGe eciates,, ett so nea Pra SEITE sae ae ie ear cence en Sreiotesenraae Secret Secale Seema tere enn tte SS care oceans SSiceegeec ne big revel at he aig Sur hat Eaten Sours ane Dating he otra lara Sicha omer Seneca ieee gn Sacco See Saco Etaretone ete agproneh ‘stove wien coming the irgturd quale of balan eek att fnths etext of the comple role Sessshch fener

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