Structural Survey: Volume 12 Issue 3

Vandalism: Risk Assessment for Schools

Hilary Davies, Christopher Stevens

Reports on a risk assessment survey, piloted in five London schools,which aimed to assess the schools′ susceptibility to vandalism, and toestablish which elements had the greatest…

Fire Safety and Protection in Historic Buildings in England and Ireland – Part II

Rob Pickard

Outlines a broad strategy for fire safety management, including thedevelopment of a proper safety manual, the appointment of a fire safetymanager, written emergency procedures…

Continuous Measurement of Moisture in Timber

D.J. Pope, G.D. Taylor

Reports on a research programme, undertaken at the Structural TimberResearch Unit of the University of Brighton, UK, which aimed to provideinformation on the long‐term structural…

Environmental Lead Contamination:: A Metaphor for Destructive Industrial Practices; Lead Abatement: A Model for Ineffective Societal Responses

Barry S. Kendler

Aims to: familiarize the audience with the potentially seriousconsequences of exposure to lead and ways of preventing them; facilitateunderstanding of how massive environmental…

“Repair” in Context

Del W. Williams

Lists various legal cases involving a landlord′s obligation to effectrepairs to property, such as: repair vs. renew; replacement; tenant′sobligation to notify and/or contribute…

Piling Methods – Pros and Cons

G.R. Holland

Reviews piling methods and their possible effects, mainly duringconstruction, on adjacent structures, noting that piling falls into twobasic types: displacement, where the…