New Approaches to Building Pathology and Durability

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Delgado, João M.P.Q (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 6
• Subjects: Engineering.; Cultural heritage.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Building materials.; Building repair.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Structural materials.; Building Repair and Maintenance.; Building Materials.; Structural Materials.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Cultural Heritage.

This book presents a collection of recent research works intended to assist in the effective management of service loss. It develops and evaluates methodologies for the assessment of defects and failures, and proposes methodologies for preventing and mitigating building defects. As such, the book wi...