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