Maintainability of wet areas of non-residential buildings
Series: Structural Survey ; 22(1) 2004, 39-52(14)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: Discusses some important findings from a research project on the maintainability of wet areas of high-rise, non-residential buildings. The implications of six key factors of maintainability namely watertightness, spatial, integrity, ventilation, material and plumbing on the occurrence of 14 most common defects found in wet areas were evaluated. Problem areas evaluated include water leakage from ceilings, staining/discolouration, paint defects, cracking/spalling of concrete, cracking/debonding of tiles, fungi/algae growth, pipe leakage and corrosion. An industry wide survey was conducted and the factors including workmanship, design detailing, maintainance and material compatibility under tropical conditions are identified and discussed. Tables, graphs and references. [Taken from journal abstract].| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS67698 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 125842-1001 |
Discusses some important findings from a research project on the maintainability of wet areas of high-rise, non-residential buildings. The implications of six key factors of maintainability namely watertightness, spatial, integrity, ventilation, material and plumbing on the occurrence of 14 most common defects found in wet areas were evaluated. Problem areas evaluated include water leakage from ceilings, staining/discolouration, paint defects, cracking/spalling of concrete, cracking/debonding of tiles, fungi/algae growth, pipe leakage and corrosion. An industry wide survey was conducted and the factors including workmanship, design detailing, maintainance and material compatibility under tropical conditions are identified and discussed. Tables, graphs and references. [Taken from journal abstract].