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Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building

Generally, there are numerous defects and problems which are common to historical building parts such as roofs, walls, floor, ceilings, toilets, door and window. Ever since the building boom of the 1970s, many of Malaysia’s historic building had been demolished. Current large scale urban develop...

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Main Authors: Mansor, Rozliani, Othuman Mydin, Md Azree, Ismail, Mazran, Wan Harun, Wan Mariah
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Published: Eftimie Murgu University of Resita 2012
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TH1-9745 Building construction
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spelling my.usm.eprints.38419 http://eprints.usm.my/38419/ Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building Mansor, Rozliani Othuman Mydin, Md Azree Ismail, Mazran Wan Harun, Wan Mariah TH1-9745 Building construction Generally, there are numerous defects and problems which are common to historical building parts such as roofs, walls, floor, ceilings, toilets, door and window. Ever since the building boom of the 1970s, many of Malaysia’s historic building had been demolished. Current large scale urban development continues to threaten prewar buildings, while other historic buildings are merely declining owing to the age, abandon and high cost of maintenance. The above observation is the case with current situations found in the buildings designated in this study. Basically, it is very important to recognize and diagnose the defect that occurs at various locations with deferent types of causes and symptoms. Generally all existing structures of historical buildings are from stone, brickwork, plaster and timber. The problem, weakening and failure of the building are due to old age which gives rise to defects and faulty formation that had occurred since it was erected and aggravated by subsequent sloppy repairs or total ignorance. This paper will presents some general problems and defects occurred in historical building. Eftimie Murgu University of Resita 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38419/1/Categorization_of_General_Problems_and_Defects.pdf Mansor, Rozliani and Othuman Mydin, Md Azree and Ismail, Mazran and Wan Harun, Wan Mariah (2012) Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building. Analele Universitatii "Eftimie Murgu" Resita Fascicola de Inginerie, XIX (1). pp. 127-136. ISSN 1453-7397 https://doaj.org/article/ea076ce31d3a484f80e128fa97b3d097
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Mansor, Rozliani
Othuman Mydin, Md Azree
Ismail, Mazran
Wan Harun, Wan Mariah
Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building
description Generally, there are numerous defects and problems which are common to historical building parts such as roofs, walls, floor, ceilings, toilets, door and window. Ever since the building boom of the 1970s, many of Malaysia’s historic building had been demolished. Current large scale urban development continues to threaten prewar buildings, while other historic buildings are merely declining owing to the age, abandon and high cost of maintenance. The above observation is the case with current situations found in the buildings designated in this study. Basically, it is very important to recognize and diagnose the defect that occurs at various locations with deferent types of causes and symptoms. Generally all existing structures of historical buildings are from stone, brickwork, plaster and timber. The problem, weakening and failure of the building are due to old age which gives rise to defects and faulty formation that had occurred since it was erected and aggravated by subsequent sloppy repairs or total ignorance. This paper will presents some general problems and defects occurred in historical building.
format Article
author Mansor, Rozliani
Othuman Mydin, Md Azree
Ismail, Mazran
Wan Harun, Wan Mariah
author_facet Mansor, Rozliani
Othuman Mydin, Md Azree
Ismail, Mazran
Wan Harun, Wan Mariah
author_sort Mansor, Rozliani
title Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building
title_short Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building
title_full Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building
title_fullStr Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building
title_full_unstemmed Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building
title_sort categorization of general problems and defects in historical building
publisher Eftimie Murgu University of Resita
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.usm.my/38419/1/Categorization_of_General_Problems_and_Defects.pdf
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