Spotting structural defects
Movement, deflection, previous alterations and decay: recognising the warning signs on site and in surveys.
About this topic
Most expensive structural problems give warning signs long before they fail. This topic teaches you to recognise them on a site visit or in a survey report, and to know when to stop and call an engineer.
What you’ll cover
- Reading crack patterns: settlement, subsidence, heave and thermal movement
- Signs of deflection, bowing and roof spread
- Spotting previous alterations that were never checked
- Damp, timber decay and wall-tie failure
- Deciding when a problem needs an engineer, and how urgently
Draft outline. The full syllabus, and the levels available for this topic, are sent with your course details.
Who it’s for
Builders & contractorsProperty investorsSurveyors & PMs
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