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Defects and Deterioration in Buildings

2nd edition

Books by the same author

Wood in Construction (1976) Construction Press, London.

Wood Preservation (1978) Construction Press, London.

Second edition (1993) E. & F.N.Spon, London.

Remedial Treatment of Buildings (1980) Construction Press, London.

Second edition (1995) Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.

DEFECTS AND

DETERIORATION IN

BUILDINGS

2 ND EDITION

Barry A.Richardson

London and New York

First published 1991 by E. & F.N.Spon

Second edition 2001 by Spon Press

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Spon Press

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This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.

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The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of

the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or

liability for any errors or omissions that may be made.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Richardson, Barry A., 1937–

Defects and deterioration in buildings/Barry A.Richardson. —2nd ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-419-25210-X (alk. paper)

1. Building failures. 2. Buildings—Protection. I. Title.

TH441 .R53 2001

690´.24–dc21

00–040055

ISBN 0-419-25210-X

ISBN 0-203-04274-3 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-18508-0 (Glassbook Format)