ABSTRACT

The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique review of the subject. Defects are considered as part of the whole building rather than in isolation.
General educational objectives are set out which offer the reader the opportunity of self-assessment. Each section is generously illustrated with photographs and diagrams, forming an accessible self contained review covering the following: objectives; core information; exercises; revision notes; further reading.
Taken together these sections build up to offer the reader an understanding of a range of technical topics concerned with building defects.
This core text can be used for direct lecture material, seminar and tutorial information, assignment work and revision notes. It is a convenient one stop resource which dispenses with the need to consult a mass of different information sources.

chapter 1|2 pages

Materials

chapter 1|2 pages

Defects with materials

chapter |11 pages

generally

Learning objectives

chapter |17 pages

reaction

Learning objectives

chapter |7 pages

concrete

Learning objectives

chapter |5 pages

concrete and mortar

Learning objectives

chapter 3|2 pages

Failure mechanisms in ceramic materials

chapter |3 pages

and concrete

Learning objectives

chapter |3 pages

crystallization

Learning objectives

chapter 4|9 pages

Failure mechanisms in timber

chapter |11 pages

timber

Learning objectives

chapter 5|10 pages

Failure mechanisms in metals

chapter 2|2 pages

Components

chapter 6|29 pages

Defects in components: general mechanisms

chapter |11 pages

rendering

Learning objectives

chapter 7|2 pages

Defects in external joinery

chapter |12 pages

door frames

Learning objectives

chapter |4 pages

doors

Learning objectives

chapter 3|2 pages

Elements

chapter |3 pages

and foundation problems

Learning objectives

chapter |5 pages

tanking

Learning objectives

chapter 9|2 pages

Walls

chapter |22 pages

thermal pumping

Learning objectives

chapter |7 pages

framed construction

Learning objectives

chapter |9 pages

generally

Learning objectives

chapter |6 pages

claddings

Learning objectives

chapter |10 pages

lightweight metal cladding

Learning objectives

chapter |11 pages

cavity walls

Learning objectives

chapter |7 pages

trays and weepholes

Learning objectives

chapter |1 pages

to inadequate restraint

chapter |4 pages

brick walls

chapter |3 pages

in brick walls

chapter |1 pages

windows

chapter 9|2 pages

walls

chapter |1 pages

associated with thermal expansion

chapter 11|8 pages

Defects in floors

chapter 12|10 pages

Problems with internal finishes

chapter 13|9 pages

Defects in roofs

chapter |22 pages

flat roofs

Learning objectives

chapter |5 pages

roofing tiles and concrete roofing tiles

Learning objectives

chapter 14|6 pages

Radon in buildings

chapter 15|6 pages

Distortion in buildings

chapter 16|6 pages

Wind around buildings

chapter 17|8 pages

Measuring movement