The push button surveyor – Instruments used to detect problem areas within buildings

Abstract

Surveying buildings is an art. Verifying the cause of the failure is a science. The surveyor's work involves a combination of both the art and the science. The art of the inspection evolves over many years of examining buildings and identifying failures. The appearance of each failure is committed to memory, often subconsciously, and is recalled when similar problems are encountered at a later date. This process is evolved over the working life of the surveyor, and there are few short cuts to this ‘hands‐on’ experience. For generations surveyors were unable to escape from the mystique of the elder brethren of the profession. Fortunately many of the elders passed on their knowledge to young surveyors who had no alternative but to learn their trade within the profession.

Citation

Hollis, M. (1989), "The push button surveyor – Instruments used to detect problem areas within buildings", Structural Survey, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 461-465. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006325