Structural surveys Undertaking building & structural surveys
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COURSE BACKGROUND
This 1 DAY COURSE will provide an overview of building and structural surveys, including typical defects, subsidence etc, preparing reports and repair option
SPEAKER ALL VENUES
David Symonds
OVERVIEW
Establishing the clients needs
The briefing process
Interpreting the brief and setting objectives
Resource management: controlling the time and cost of the survey
Legal liability and compliance
Contractual liability and negligence risks
Preparations for undertaking a survey
Documentary information
Health and safety risk assessment
Surveying equipment
The preparation of survey reports and schedules
The structure and style of the report or schedule of condition
The contents of the report
Further investigations
Crack and level monitoring
Excavations and boreholes
Soil testing, laboratory analysis and root identification
Typical structural defects
Lateral restraint problems
Corrosion and rot, chemical attack
Accidental damage
Repair options
Subsidence
The difference between subsidence and settlement
Shallow foundations and filled ground
Clay soils, shrinkage, trees
Leaking drains
Repair of some typical structural defects
Superstructure repair
Mass concrete underpinning
27 March 2012 Birmingham
17 April 2012 London
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Further Details
See also our course 'Dealing with condensation, damp and rot in buildings'.
This Training Course is taught in classrooms in the following locations:
Birmingham
London WC
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