Conservation compendium. Part 7: Imposed load in historic buildings: assessing what is real

Author: Ian Hume and James Miller

Date published

1 June 2015

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Conservation compendium. Part 7: Imposed load in historic buildings: assessing what is real

The Structural Engineer

Author

Ian Hume and James Miller

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 93, Issue 6, 2015, Page(s) 40-43

https://doi.org/10.56330/CCHJ4493

Date published

1 June 2015

Author

Ian Hume and James Miller

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 93, Issue 6, 2015, Page(s) 40-43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/CCHJ4493

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

This article looks at some aspects of floor loading and how its application has changed for the better. It encourages a careful consideration of loadings to avoid unnecessary and irreversible loss of fabric through the application of significant strengthening schemes, cutting away existing historic framing.

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40-43
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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