... of the UK, grade B some areas of Scotland, Wales, Derbyshire and France and Germany, grade C higher European ground and grade D Scandinavia and Northern Europe (Lally, 1998). International standards Structural surveys Holiday industry The project to investigate the snow loading capabilities...

.... Report content can also be compared with tool use. Structural surveys Computer audit Assessment For those wishing to maintain and/or raise standards of surveying competence a variety of strategies can be adopted. At a general level, benchmarks can be set in respect of the number of years...

... The Sourcing and Exchange of Information across the Building Project Team Keywords Structural surveys, Information technology A report prepared by Barbour following analysis of the Barbour Index Product Compendium user survey. There are some interesting but perhaps...

... MCB UP Limited 1997 Expert witnesses Structural surveys Surveyors I cannot compete with the Shakespearean tones expressed by John Anstey in his “View from the boundary” feature entitled “Trees ‐ expert witness” (Anstey, 1996). However, a further review of the role of the expert...

... by virtual reality. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Structural surveys Training Virtual reality Picture the following scene: A young surveyor arrives at a property to carry out a structural survey. After a preliminary inspection of the exterior of the building he carries out a detailed...

... Structural surveys A building is a complex three‐dimensional construction usually of different rigid materials and supported on some kind of soft substratum or a mixture of substrata (i.e. clay, sand, gravel). It is because of this complexity and the many outside variables that recommendations...

...Alan Bemrose; Kathryn Sather Details the restoration of Coalport Bridge Tollhouse in Shropshire, a historic building which had fallen into disrepair. Presents the historical and structural surveys carried out and lists the sources of information. The site analysis has identified several features...

... Structural surveys Surveyors Terms and conditions In May 1981 the Building Surveyors’ Division produced the first practice note setting out guidelines for structural surveys of residential property. At this time the nation was becoming increasingly litigious and the profession felt...

... defensive note taking on them. © Company 1996 Law courts Liability Procedures Structural surveys The nearer that the report offers a full record both of what the surveyor saw and of the surveyor′s reasons for what is said in the report the less it is that defensive note taking...

... dwellings which would act as the starting‐point for a new time series looking forward to the future. The development of the survey since the early days is illustrated in Table I . © Company 1995 Housing Structural surveys Unfit housing The very first English House Condition Survey...

... evaluation. Buildings Concrete Problem solving Structural surveys For many years the traditional method employed in providing a finish to the exterior surfaces of high‐rise concrete buildings has been to cover the concrete substrate with a render composed of a layer of sand/cement mortar...

... by the Department of the Environment, which advises local authorities, landowners and developers on the role of planning controls as a landslide management tool. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Subsidence Disaster management Engineers Structural Surveys Disaster management Landslides in Great Britain...

...Keith Chapman; Victoria Edwards Summarizes a number of recurring issues which have arisen during a recent series of structural surveys of public houses undertaken by the authors. Provides a background to the ownership structure of public houses and explains how the ownership has traditionally...

... Archives History Structural surveys Architects Archival research at Rochester Cathedral Diana Holbrook Dip Arch Grad Dip (Cons)AA RIBA D i a n a H o l b r o o k was a mature student at the North-East London Polytechnic from 1970-76 where she received a graduate diploma in Architecture. She held...

... to problems caused by the fitting of gas appliances. Details the procedure of an inspection survey, discussing insulation and fitting a liner. Suggests a 48‐hour period following completion of work before a fire is lit. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Chimneys Structural surveys Fire Insulation...

... the possibility of future studies likely to spring from this work. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Churches Structural surveys Grants The cathedrals survey 1991 Harry M. Fairhurst MA (Cambridge and Manchester) DipArch FUMIST FRIBA Harry Fairhurst was partner and senior partnerfrom 1951-81 in thefamily firm...

... individual investigation is the most important aspect of the survey. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Brickwork Structural surveys Timber Bonding timbers in old brickwork Sinclair Johnston BSc CEng MICE FIStructE MCONSE Sinclair Johnston worked with Ove Arup & Partners and Alan Baxter & Associates...

...S.L.J. Mika Continues from the first part of the article (Structural Survey 9.2) in describing the work undertaken in computer‐aided learning at the University of Reading, UK. Describes, with illustrations, a student‐created knowledge base using Hypercard software on an Apple Macintosh. Describes...

... pitfalls of poor translation – ′hydraulic rams′ being translated in one firm′s technical literature as ′watery sheep.′ Architects Building trade France Real estate Structural surveys Surveyors United Kingdom English/French building terms for surveyors N. J. Foulds Engineer EPF (Paris) Cert...

...P. Robinson Reproduces the report on a residential property adjudged by the Structural Survey journal to be the best (i.e. most comprehensive and helpful) observed in 1990. Property Structural surveys 1990 Survey Report Competition The winning report: Part 2 Peter Robinson FRICS...