TY - BOOK AU - Cook,Geoffrey K. TI - Appraising building defects : : Perspectives on stability and hygrothermal performance / T2 - Longman Scientific and Technical SN - 0582051088 PY - 1992/// CY - Essex : PB - Longman Group, KW - CONSTRUCCION KW - DEFECTOS KW - FALLAS N2 - Structure and stability - Distortion and criteria - The influence of structural form on failure symptoms - Instability: the role of external forces - Instability: structural form and deficiency - Instability in the structure: the role of substructure - Instability in the fabric - Inestability in materials - Dimensional instability: moisture movement - Penetration of the envelope by solids - Penetration of the envelope by liquids - Penetration of the envelope by gases -Deterioration in coatings - Deterioration in timber - Thermal behaviour of the building ER -