Public housing blocks in Hong Kong: the identification, investigation and rectification of structural defects
McNicholl, D.P. et al
Public housing blocks in Hong Kong: the identification, investigation and rectification of structural defects - 1990 - Structural Engineer 68(16) 21 August 1990, 307-326(11) .
Describes how the Hong Kong Housing Department tackled defective high rise reinforced concrete buildings, swiftly erected in response to the housing crisis in the 1950s. Maintenance problems were due to reinforcement corrosion , spalling and variable concrete strengths; tests and remedial action illustrated here with charts and tables.
BUILDING DEFECTS
REPAIRS
STRUCTURAL SURVEY
Public housing blocks in Hong Kong: the identification, investigation and rectification of structural defects - 1990 - Structural Engineer 68(16) 21 August 1990, 307-326(11) .
Describes how the Hong Kong Housing Department tackled defective high rise reinforced concrete buildings, swiftly erected in response to the housing crisis in the 1950s. Maintenance problems were due to reinforcement corrosion , spalling and variable concrete strengths; tests and remedial action illustrated here with charts and tables.
BUILDING DEFECTS
REPAIRS
STRUCTURAL SURVEY