Distinctive Structural and Non-Structural Building Defects and Failures in Educational Buildings

• Main Authors: Tan, Sin Wen, Othuman Mydin, Md Azree
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Eftimie Murgu University of Resita 2013
• Subjects: TH1-9745 Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38719/1/Distinctive_Structural_and_Non-Structural_Building.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38719/; http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/doaj/14537397/2013/00000020/00000003/art00008

Although the maintenance-free building may be a theoretical possibility, all buildings are subject to the vagaries of defects, failures, deterioration and variation. The examples of these problems are fungus growth, peeling paint, termite attack, dampness, defective rainwater goods, roof defects...