347) Appraising Building Defects: Perspectives on Stability and Hygrothermal Performance ***

Cook, G.K. and Hinks, A.J. (1992). Appraising Building Defects: Perspectives on Stability and Hygrothermal Performance. Longman Scientific & Technical, Essex.

• Stability of the structure (ms7-72)
• Distortion and criteria (ms73-88)
• The influence of structural form on failure symptoms (ms89-120)
• Instability: the role of external forces (ms121-147)
• Instability: structural form and deficiency (ms148-116)
• Instability in the structure: the role of substructure (ms117-196)
• Instability in the fabric (ms197-217)
• Instability in materials (ms218-257)
• Dimensional instability: moisture movement (ms258-283)
• Dimensional instability: thermal movement (ms284-294)
• Hygrothermal deficiency: introduction (ms295-299)
• Penetration of the envelope by solids (ms300-312)
• Penetration of the envelope by liquids (ms313-402)
• Penetration of the envelope by gases (ms403-416)
• Deterioration in coatings (ms417-426)
• Deterioration in timber (ms427-442)
• Thermal behaviour of the building (ms443-462)
• References (ms463-473)
• Further reading (ms474-476)