Structural Survey: Volume 12 Issue 4

Developments in Assessing the Structural Integrity of Applied Surfaces to Concrete Buildings

Christopher C. Stanley, R.V. Balendran

Debonding, leading to the subsequent detachment of applied finishes toconcrete buildings, is becoming a serious problem in many parts of theworld. Checking building elevations by…

Computing and the Construction Industry

Neil Scott, David Ponniah, Ben Saud

Reviews the general state of computer systems in the constructionindustry. Reports on a survey aimed at examining the attitudes ofpeople in the construction industry regarding…

Bricks: Properties and Classifications

G.C.J. Lynch

Studies the various contemporary standard brick products that areavailable and examines in detail their inherent properties andclassifications which ensures that British bricks…

ERA Technology’s Surface Penetrating Radar

David Daniels

Traces the development of Surface Penetrating Radar (SPR) and thereasons for its use by the police in the recent search for human remainsin Gloucestershire. An explanation is…

Urban Conservation in the Republic of Ireland: The Dublin Example – Part 1

Rob Pickard

Concentrates on the importance of the European Commission′s Green Paperon the Urban Environment which recognizes the need to preserve thehistorical heritage of the built…

New York Terracotta

P.G. Swallow

Traces the development of terracotta in the USA, by particular referenceto its use in buildings erected in New York. The influence ofarchitectural developments in England…