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041 0 _aeng
050 0 4 _a690.21 $2 22
100 1 _aRobson, Patrick
245 0 0 _aStructural appraisal of traditional buildings
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aShaftesbury
_bDonhead
_c2005
350 _a39.50
520 _aSubstantially rewritten and includes over 150 diagrams to illustrate the main principles. Provides a guide to the common causes of structural damage. Examines techniques for collecting evidence including desk study, visual inspection, distortion survey, testing and ground investigation along with advice on managing liability. Describes a wide range of investigative techniques covering most of the circumstances likely to occur in practice. Includes additional material on structural behaviour, initial appraisal, building types, the use of iron in buildings and the problems that occur in buildings built on clay.
520 _aSupersedes first edition published in 1991 by Gower.
590 _aIKA130905
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING INSPECTION-STRUCTURAL SURVEYING
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999 _c104515
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