Public housing blocks in Hong Kong: the identification, investigation and rectification of structural defects
Language: English Series: Structural Engineer ; 68(16) 21 August 1990, 307-326(11)Publication details: 1990Subject(s): Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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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.