A case study of building defects at Bank Negara Malaysia (lower ground 1) / Nur Syamira Zamri
Building defect is defined as failing or shortcoming in the function, performances, statutory or user requirements of a building and might indicate itself within the structure, services or other facilities. Building defect can be occurred either in new building or old building. Our inspection work i...
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Format: | Monograph |
Language: | English |
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Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak
2018
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Online Access: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97046/1/97046.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97046/ |
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Summary: | Building defect is defined as failing or shortcoming in the function, performances, statutory or user requirements of a building and might indicate itself within the structure, services or other facilities. Building defect can be occurred either in new building or old building. Our inspection work is earned out at Bank Negara Malaysia, Sasana Kijang. The purpose of building condition survey had been done to this building is to investigate and ensure that this building is in a good condition and materials used for each elements are complying with UBBL. There is certain factor that is mainly caused due to non- compliance with Building Code and UBBL standards. In addition, the objective of this report is to identify the types of defect in the building. There are two types of defect which is major defect and minor defect. Major defect is considered as one that is likely to create failure on the building while minor defect is the difference from the standards but one that is not likely to affect the usability of an object. Plus, to determine the suitable recommendation to fix the defects. From the inspection, we carried out the work by using visual inspection with some suitable tools and equipment. In conclusion, as a building inspector, a basic knowledge of building inspection work is needed. |
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