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John Hinks and Geoff Cook ""

has been developed to provide a unique stand alone review of the subject. Defects are considered as part of the whole building rather than in isolation. General educational objectives are set out which offer the reader the opportunity of self-assessment. Each section is generously illustrated with photographs and diagrams, forming an accessible self contained review covering the following: objectives; core information; exercises; revision notes; further reading. Taken together these sections build up to offer the reader an understanding of a range of technical topics concerned with building defects. This book can be used for direct lecture material, seminar and tutorial information, assignment work and revision notes. It is a convenient one stop resource which dispenses with the need to consult a mass of different information sources.

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Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction xi

PART ONE MATERIALS

Chapter 1 Defects with materials 3

1.1 Material properties generally 5

1.2 Stone 8

1.3 Aggregate problems generally 14

1.4 Alkali-silicate reaction 16

1.5 Adhesives 18

1.6 Glass 22

1.7 Plastics 27

Chapter 2 Failure mechanisms in cementitious materials 33

2.1 Cement 35

2.2 Asbestos cement 42

2.3 Chloride attack of concrete 45

2.4 Carbonation of concrete 48

2.5 Sulphate attack of concrete and mortar 52

Chapter 3 Failure mechanisms in ceramic materials 57

3.1 Frost attack in bricks and concrete 59

3.2 Soluble salt crystallization 62

Chapter 4 Failure mechanisms in timber 65

4.1 Defects in timber 67

4.2 Fungal attack of timber 74

4.3 Insect attack of timber 79

Chapter 5 Failure mechanisms in metals 85

PART TWO COMPONENTS

Chapter 6 Defects in components: general mechanisms 97

6.1 Moisture movement 99

6.2 Thermal movement 105

6.3 Joints and sealants 109

6.4 Thermal inertia 115

6.5 Paintwork 118

6.6 External cementitious rendering 126

6.7 Internal joinery 133

Chapter 7 Defects in external joinery 137

7.1 Timber window and door frames 139

7.2 Glazing problems 144

7.3 Metal window frames 146

7.4 Plastic windows and doors 151

PART THREE ELEMENTS

Chapter 8 Defects in elements: soil and foundation-related problems 157

8.1 Subsidence 159

8.2 Clay soils 163

8.3 Trees and buildings 167

8.4 Other soil shrinkage and foundation problems 171

8.5 Basements and tanking 174

Chapter 9 Walls 179

9.1 Rising dampness and thermal pumping 181

9.2 Stone walls 193

9.3 Concrete panel walls 198

9.4 Problems with timber-framed construction 203

9.5 Cladding defects generally 210

9.6 Permeable claddings 215

9.7 Impermeable claddings 219

9.8 Problems with lightweight metal cladding 225

9.9 Solid brick walls 229

9.10 General defects with cavity walls 235

9.11 Cavity wall tie problems 242

9.12 Problems with cavity trays and weepholes 246

Chapter 10 Movement and distortion problems in walls generally 253

10.1 Ballooning in walls 255

10.2 Bulging in walls due to inadequate restraint 258

10.3 Tensile cracking in brick walls 259

10.4 Rotational cracking in brick walls 263

10.5 Oversailing 265

10.6 Instability in bay windows 266

10.7 Movement in parapet walls 267

10.8 Internal cracking associated with thermal expansion 269

10.9 Tensile cracking failure in concrete frames with brick infills 270

10.10 Defects in chimneys 273

10.11 Further reading: movement and distortion problems in walls generally 276

Chapter 11 Defects in floors 277

Chapter 12 Problems with internal finishes 285

Chapter 13 Defects in roofs 295

13.1 Felted flat roofs 297

13.2 Mastic asphalt flat roofs 304

13.3 Metal-clad flat roofs 310

13.4 Pitched roofs 317

13.5 Roofing slates, clay roofing tiles and concrete roofing tiles 326

Chapter 14 Radon in buildings 331

Chapter 15 Distortion in buildings 337

Chapter 16 Wind around buildings 343

Chapter 17 Measuring movement 349

Index 357

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