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Defect Action Sheets have been published by the Building Research Establishment since 1982. They provide information on common faults in house building, how to avoid them and advice on remedial work. They have become popular with architects, surveyors, site managers and others concerned with improving the quality of new and existing housing because of their concise and authoritative guidance. This manual brings together over 130 of the published Defect Action Sheets, grouped together by subject (walls, roofs, drainage, etc). The sheets were originally published as single A4 sheets. In this Manual, the two sides of the original sheets are placed side-by-side so information on a single topic can be seen at a glance. A numerical list of all the Defect Action Sheets is included as well as a contents list and a comprehensive subject index. Defect Action Sheets were compiled by the BRE Defects Prevention Unit, consecutive sheets often dealing with "design" and "site" aspects of a particular defect. They were originally developed to provide local authorities with information on how to avoid common defects in house construction, but they are directly applicable to all types of housing, both public and privately owned, and to other building types. The advice given is based on authoritative information available within the Building Research Establishment and frequently also on site inspection and assessments. Everyone concerned with new and existing housing should find this manual a useful desk-side source of information and advice. This book should be of interest to surveyors, architects, builders, consulting engineers, private companies and local authorities, and public and specialist libraries.

69.059.22 --- Damage --- 69.059.22 Damage --- Building failures --- Buildings --- Vices de construction --- Habitations --- Protection --- Repair and reconstruction --- Entretien et reparations --- Materials --- Matériaux --- Biodegradation. --- Biodégradation --- Deterioration --- Détérioration --- Fatigue --- Buildings - Protection --- Buildings - Repair and reconstruction --- Habitations - Entretien et reparations

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69.059.22 --- Building failures --- Buildings --- -Edifices --- Halls --- Structures --- Architecture --- Collapse of buildings --- Building --- Disasters --- Structural failures --- 69.059.22 Damage --- Damage --- Protection --- Accidents --- -Collapse of buildings --- Edifices --- Architecturale construtiefouten --- Bouwwerken (Constructiefouten) --- Vices de construction --- Building damage prevention --- Building protection --- Protection of buildings --- Damage prevention --- Building failures. --- Buildings - Protection. --- Buildings. --- Degradation --- Deterioration

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This monograph is written based on the author's research on the assessment, control, and repair of cracking of early-age concrete in the recent decade. The technique of internal curing for increasing cracking resistance of early-age concrete is further developed through experimental and theoretical research. It establishes models for predicting the internal relative humidity and autogenous shrinkage of internally cured concrete at early age; reveals the variation law and mechanism of early-age tensile creep of internally cured concrete; and explores the variation law and mechanism of early-age cracking resistance of internally cured concrete under continuous restrained condition or uniaxial restrained condition. It is designed as a reference work for professionals or practitioners and a textbook for undergraduates or postgraduates. As such, this book provides valuable knowledge, useful methods, and practical experience that can be considered in the field of concrete cracking control.

Concrete --- Cracking. --- Cracking of concrete --- Defects --- Building materials. --- Fire prevention. --- Buildings—Protection. --- Building Materials. --- Structural Materials. --- Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety. --- Buildings --- Fire safety --- Fires --- Prevention of fires --- Fire protection engineering --- Public safety --- Insurance engineering --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Materials --- Fires and fire prevention --- Prevention

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Dampness in buildings --- Buildings --- Insulation (Heat) --- Protection --- -Insulation (Heat) --- #KVIV --- 699.8 --- Heat insulating materials --- Thermal insulation --- Exterior walls --- Heating --- Edifices --- Halls --- Structures --- Architecture --- Buildings, Dampness in --- Condensation control in buildings --- Moisture control in buildings --- Air conditioning --- Ventilation --- Waterproofing --- Protection of and in buildings. Emergency measures. Precautions --- Thermal properties --- Dampness in buildings. --- Protection. --- Insulation (Heat). --- 699.8 Protection of and in buildings. Emergency measures. Precautions --- Building damage prevention --- Building protection --- Protection of buildings --- Building failures --- Damage prevention --- Buildings - Protection

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This book introduces the reader to the history, materials properties, and manufacturing methods of transparent wood biocomposites. After an introductory chapter summarizing the major developments in the field, the book looks at a number of recent and groundbreaking applications, particularly in the fields of solar cells, smart buildings, and transparent wood smart windows. Finally, the authors’ own work on the combustion and fire-technical properties of transparent wood is discussed in detail. This monograph appeals to readers involved in transparent wood research, manufacturing, and application. It is also undoubtedly of interest to a broader readership of practitioners and university students involved in materials science for fire prevention.

Building materials. --- Fire prevention. --- Buildings—Protection. --- Composite materials. --- Polymers. --- Photovoltaic power generation. --- Wood, fabric, and textiles. --- Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety. --- Composites. --- Photovoltaics. --- Buildings --- Fire safety --- Fires --- Prevention of fires --- Fire protection engineering --- Public safety --- Insurance engineering --- Photovoltaic energy conversion --- Photovoltaics --- Direct energy conversion --- Solar energy --- Solar batteries --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Macromolecules --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Materials --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Fires and fire prevention --- Prevention