Has Your House Got Cracks?

A Homeowner's Guide to Subsidence and Heave Damage
2. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3089-3
Verlag: Emerald Publishing Limited

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 208 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

This guide was commissioned by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Building Research Establishment to provide practical guidance for homeowners whose properties have been affected by subsidence, or heave, or who are concerned by the potential risk of damage.The first, best-selling, edition dealt specifically with the problems associated with properties founded on shrinkable clay soils, and was reprinted many times. The second edition has been expanded to include sections on other types of subsidence and causes of damage that are unrelated to foundation movement.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Freeman, Tim

Driscoll, Richard M.C.

Littlejohn, G S

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudemanagement, Gebäudeschäden
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frequently asked questions

Introduction

Causes of cracking

Causes of subsidence and heave

How your house is built

Preventing Damage

Subsidence to a neighbouring property

Recognising subsidence damage

Making a claim

The investigation

Monitoring

The solution

Does my house need to be underpinned?

Different types of underpinning

Having the work done

What if things go wrong

Buying and selling

References

Appendix A: Glossary of Technical Terms

Appendix B: Relevant organisations

Appendix C: Foundation and Superstructure Design