The significance of cracks in low-rise buildings

Structural Survey

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 155-161

  Johnson, Roger W ^a  

^a Mouchel Parkman   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building maintenance; Buildings; Crack propagation; Defects; Inspection; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059239     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800210456805     Document Type: Article

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