Structural Survey: Volume 8 Issue 3
Table of contents
Guidelines on structural surveys of commercial buildings
Peter Pitt, Ivan Dunstan, Richard RooleyAttempts to set down the general principles, arrangements anddesirable contents of a report of a structural survey of a commercialproperty.
Understanding dampness in historic buildings
Nicola AshurstExplores damp in the context of historic buildings, explaining whythese structures require an individualistic approach. Outlines historicbuilding materials and construction and…
The London District Surveyors' Association Fire Safety Guide No. 1 – Fire Safety in Section 20 Buildings
T.W. Ashton PEng MSFSEDiscusses the London building regulations as applied to buildingswhich have a storey, or part of a storey at a greater height than 30m,and to buildings of the warehouse class or…
Structural vibrations: Part I – Basic theory and testing
Clive WilliamsBriefly outlines the nature of vibrations and some of the factorsto be considered in their measurement and analysis. Acts as anintroduction to the surveyor or engineer who does…
Hard public access floors: A problem for the industry – Part 2
Roger BloomfieldDiscusses some of the extent and consequences of failures of hardpublic access floors, affecting among other building types: hospitals,airports, railway stations and shopping…
The new system of mandatory structural surveys for buildings in Singapore – Strategic maintenance planning opportunities and practical issues
Malcolm ThomasDescribes the 1989 Building Control Act in Singapore, whichrequires most building owners to commission periodic structuralinspections, offering opportunities for establishing a…
Time and price as determinants of a structural surveyor’s professional obligations
Anthony P. LaversDiscusses the legal relevance of two factors in determining theobligations of the structural surveyor – the time available forthe task to be executed and the price or fee agreed…