Structural Survey: Volume 3 Issue 4
Table of contents
Sewer rehabilitation – 1
T.S.R. SargentIntroduction Sewer rehabilitation encompasses many different aspects of civil engineering. This single term defines everything from the detection of a lost sewer to its final…
New methods of treatment of dampness and timber infestation in buildings
A.C. OliverIn the last 25 years, we have seen a considerable increase in the use of new and unconventional methods for the remedial treatment of building defects. Some of the materials and…
Suspended ceilings — design and application
A.E. BannisterThe primary function of a suspended ceiling is to improve the appearance of a ceiling area and conceal the various services that may be fixed to the underside of a floor slab or…
The maintenance of flat roofs on commercial buildings
John W. MurrayThis paper was delivered by the author at a conference on ‘Building Defects in Commercial Property’, organised by Henry Stewart Conference Studies on 7th February, 1985.
Unity Houses in Chesham
R. Gossage, D. MacwilliamTwo Unity house owners describe how they have been affected by the publication of the Building Research Establishment report into the structural condition of Unity houses. The…
The Structural Survey Interview: Merseyside: A surveyor's view
Stuart PovallStructural Survey interviews Stuart Povall