Defects in Malaysian university buildings a users' perspective

• Main Authors: Olanrewaju, Abdul Lateef, Khamidi, M. Faris, Idrus, Arazi
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: Informit 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8583/1/defects_in_malaysian_university_buildings_khamidi.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8583/

The main aim of this study is to determine the kind and nature of defects in university buildings. Questionnaires were administered to 550 university students with a 81% response rate. The findings suggest that some defects require maintenance urgently and that 20 defects were very noteworthy to...