Historical defects in buildings – No. 6: Regent Street disease

Author: Hugh Docherty

Date published

3 June 2024

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers
Back to Previous

Historical defects in buildings – No. 6: Regent Street disease

The Structural Engineer

Author

Hugh Docherty

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 102, Issue 6, 2024, Page(s) 23

https://doi.org/10.56330/FWZD7138

Date published

3 June 2024

Author

Hugh Docherty

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 102, Issue 6, 2024, Page(s) 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/FWZD7138

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

In this note, Hugh Docherty highlights the problem of corrosion of structural steelwork behind masonry elevations in buildings dating from the first half of the 1900s.

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
23
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

Tags

Masonry Masonry - stone Metal - steel Corrosion Professional Guidance Issue 6 Historical defects in buildings

Related Resources & Events

The Structural Engineer
View of a corroded cantilever deck support on pedestrian bridge

CROSS Safety Report: Corrosion concerns on a pedestrian bridge

CROSS Safety Report: Corrosion concerns on a pedestrian bridge
This month we present a report concerning a pedestrian bridge that may have reduced load capacity due to corrosion at the root of cantilever supports.
Date – 6 September 2023
Author – Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures
Price – £0
Training
brick factory

Masonry solutions for low energy buildings

Masonry solutions for low energy buildings
Learn how to avoid unintended consequences to buildings in accordance with the 2022 changes to the Building Regulations.
Date – 26 April 2022
Author – David Boyd, Tony Hopkin and Mike Leonard
Price – £26 - £40 + VAT
Manuals

Manual for the design of plain masonry in building structures to Eurocode 6 (Second edition)

Manual for the design of plain masonry in building structures to Eurocode 6 (Second edition)
This manual supports the design of plain masonry in building structures to BS EN 1996-1 and BS EN 1996-2 (Eurocode 6) for UK construction.
Date – 1 November 2018
Author – Various (Institution Task Group)
Price – £39.95