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Boswell Houses: Investigation of Structural Condition (Scanned copy)
Publisher
BRE Electronic Publications
Author
Crammond N J, Currie R J.
Format
Subject / Keyword
BR105, system-built houses, cast-in-situ concrete, deterioration, defects, sulfates, inspection, clinker aggregates, cracks, moisture, reinforcement, corrosion.
Published Date
01-Jun-1987
ISBN
0851252397
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Investigates the causes of cracking in the concrete walls of these houses and finds it is due to sulphate attack and the ingress of moisture. Tests were made on concrete samples from Boswell houses in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Liverpool, built in the 1920s. 28 pages.
Book Badged Archived
Boswell Houses: Investigation of Structural Condition (Scanned copy)
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