商品簡介
Doran, a civil/structural engineer in the UK, Douglas (School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt U., UK), and Pratley, an architect in the UK, provide a handbook for practitioners and students to the refurbishment and repair of existing buildings and structures in the UK. They discuss structure assessment, understanding its history and materials, risks and how to minimize them, testing and monitoring in the discovery process, types of contracts, and types of construction and materials, as well as legal restraints. Several case studies of structures in the UK are presented in the final chapter. The book is meant to be a companion to Site Engineers Manual (2004). Distributed in North America by CRC Press. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
