Exploration of cause contributing defect at high-rise residential building in Klang Valley – a literature review / Prem Kumar Paramasivam and Nadzirah Zainordin

• Main Authors: Paramasivam, Prem Kumar, Zainordin, Nadzirah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying; Malaysia; Skyscrapers; Building inspection; Building failures, errors, defects, etc.
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47574/1/47574.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47574/; https://icrp2018.wixsite.com/icrp18

In Malaysia, construction industry can be known as major productive sector since the construction started in the early 1990s with the development of mammoth projects. Most of the building defects due to human factors were caused solely by forgetfulness and carelessness, lack of knowledge, and a very...