The effect of faulty design on building maintenance

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-39

  Al Hammad, Abdulmohsen ^a   Assaf, Sadi ^a   Al Shihah, Mansoor ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Gulf Steel Coating Industries ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION; COSTS; CRACK INITIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAINTAINABILITY; MAINTENANCE; VENTILATION; ARCHITECTURE; DEFECTS; DESIGN;

BUILDING MAINTENANCE; CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS; DESIGN DEFECTS; STRUCTURAL DEFECTS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS;

BUILDING MAINTENANCE;

EID: 0030673260     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552519710161526     Document Type: Article

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