Has your house got cracks? a guide to subsidence and heave of building on clay

This guide explains in easy terms why properties founded on clay soils suffer from cracking and provides practical, step-by-step advice and guidance to the home owner on what action, if any, should be taken when confronted by subsidence. It answers key questions, such as why properties founded on cl...

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Main Author: Freeman, Tim J.
Corporate Authors: Institution Of Civil Engineers, Building Research Establishment
Other Authors: Driscoll, R. M. C., Littlejohn, G. S.
Published: London Institution Of Civil Engineers 1994
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100 0 0 |a Freeman, Tim J. 
245 0 0 |a Has your house got cracks?  |b a guide to subsidence and heave of building on clay  |c T.J. Freeman, G.S. Littlejohn and R.M.C. Driscoll 
260 0 0 |a London  |b Institution Of Civil Engineers  |c 1994 
300 |a 114p.  |b ill.  |c 20cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [102]-[103]) 
520 |a This guide explains in easy terms why properties founded on clay soils suffer from cracking and provides practical, step-by-step advice and guidance to the home owner on what action, if any, should be taken when confronted by subsidence. It answers key questions, such as why properties founded on clay soils suffer subsidence and heave damage how cracks caused by foundation movements can be distinguished from damage due to other causes how to reduce the risk of damage or prevent existing damage from worsening what investigation is needed and how its is decided whether or not underpin. 
650 0 0 |a Earth movements and building  |z Great Britain 
650 0 0 |a Subsidences (Earth movements) 
650 0 0 |a Buildings  |x Protection  |z Great Britain 
650 0 0 |a Clay soils 
650 0 0 |a Foundations  |z Great Britain 
700 1 0 |a Driscoll, R. M. C. 
700 1 1 |a Littlejohn, G. S. 
710 2 |a Institution Of Civil Engineers 
710 2 |a Building Research Establishment 
999 |a 16458 
999 |a 16458  |b Book  |c General Collection  |e JKR Library