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020			_a9781783210947
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041	0		_aeng
050	0	4	_a693.97 $2 18
110	2		_aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors _94900
245	0	4	_aThe mundic problem _h[electronic resource]
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aLondon, _bRICS, _c2015
300			_a73p.
350			_a20
490		0	_aRICS Guidance Note
505			_aAcknowledgments -- RICS professional guidance -- Preface to the third edition -- The mundic problem -- The survey and core sampling procedure -- Petrographic examination procedure, interpretation and classification -- Stage 3 testing -- Summary -- Annexes -- Endnotes.
520			_aThis third edition of the guidance replaces the second edition with effect from 1 January 2016. Please note this version is a reissue of the guidance note first published in March 2015. The main focus of the changes relate to suggested sampling options contained in Annex B3.
520			_aEffective from 1 September 2015. Gives clear guidance on the conduct of surveying practice in cases of mundic and the resulting deterioration of concrete building materials. The publication details a recommended sampling and testing procedure, to identify the condition of aggregates used in domestic and small commercial properties, to help lenders distinguish between those properties accepted as mortgageable and those that are not. It imparts clear guidance on the conduct of surveying practice, including the custody of samples, and records a number of minor changes in petrographers? testing regimes. It also includes new guidance on the assessment of mass concrete by testing density.
650	2	4	_aCONCRETE
651		4	_aENGLAND AND WALES
690			_aBuilding materials and defects
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.rics.org/profession-standards/rics-standards-and-guidance/sector-standards/building-surveying-standards/the-mundic-problem _zView free on RICS.org
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