Conservation compendium. Part 18: Non-invasive quantitative appraisal of historic floor structures

Author: J. Avent (Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers)

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1 June 2016

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Conservation compendium. Part 18: Non-invasive quantitative appraisal of historic floor structures

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J. Avent (Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers)
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1 June 2016
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J. Avent (Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers)

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 6, 2016, Page(s) 4

Date published

1 June 2016

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J. Avent (Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers)

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 6, 2016, Page(s) 4

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Standard: £10 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

This article aims to discuss some of the issues, challenges, tools and techniques available to the practising structural engineer when assessing existing structures. While the article focuses principally on floor structures, the techniques can be used on a range of applications to provide an understanding of how existing structures are actually behaving, rather than how we might think they are working.

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