Understanding existing buildings – five studies to complete before design work starts

Author: Fiona Cobb

Date published

1 March 2021

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Understanding existing buildings – five studies to complete before design work starts

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The Structural Engineer
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Fiona Cobb

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 99, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 10-13

Date published

1 March 2021

Author

Fiona Cobb

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 99, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 10-13

Price

Free

Fiona Cobb presents a brief guide to the key desk research required to understand the types of construction, likely structural capacities and latent defects of an existing building.

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PDF
Pages:
10-13
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Climate change Refurbishment Construction management Issue 3

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