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035 _a(Sirsi) u1088
041 _aeng
245 _aConstruction risks and remedies: timber decay
260 _c1986
350 _a0
490 _aArchitects` Journal
_v184(14) 8 October 1986, 57-65(6)
520 _aPart 1 of this two-part article looks at the causes of timber decay: fungi , insect attack and weathering and then analyses the typical construction defects that encourage decay. Part 2 examines various timber preservation treatments, highlighting health and safety aspects and how decay by woodborer attack, wet rot and dry rot can be remedied. Outlines Building Regulations and NHBC requirements for timber preservation. Tables.
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY
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948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c596
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