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Building Pathology Flashcards

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Three different types of damp

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How to identify the different types of damp

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How do you treat different types of damp

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What are typical defects on a Victorian property

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What is dry rot?

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What is wet rot?

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What are the causes of wet and dry rot?

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How do you treat wet and dry rot?

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What different types of cracks?

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What would triangular cracking above a window indicate?

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What is Regent Street desease?

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What is concrete carbonisation?

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What are the limitations of a damp meter?

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When would you use a borescope?

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How is a typical 19th century constructed?

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How do you identify wall tie failure?

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How would you identify subsidence and heave?

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What is high illuminance cement?

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What is a common reason for leaning chimneys?

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What causes rising Damp?

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How do you identify rising Damp?

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What causes penetrating Damp?

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What causes condensation and how do you solve it?

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What is the Due point?

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What is cold bridging?

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What are deleterious materials?

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Give examples of deleterious materials?

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What does a ridge dipping indicate?

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When was hi-illuminance cement banned?

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What are common defects in parapets?

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What is ratcheting?

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What do screeds curl?

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What are the causes of rippling in floor coverings?

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How do you test the strength of the screed?

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35
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What can cause a DPC to bridge?

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36
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What is the difference between subsidence and settlement?

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37
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How long can a removed tree affect the surrounding area

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25 Years

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What moisture content that beetles will like it?

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39
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What is sulphate attack?

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40
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Where does sulphate come from?

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41
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What is concrete carbonisation?

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What is the difference between sulphate and concrete carbonisation?

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43
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What does Japanese knot weed?

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44
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How do you treat or remove Japanese knot weed?

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45
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Do bricks and concrete bricks expand?

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How would you repair carbonated concrete?

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47
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What is the Latin name for dry-rot?

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Where would you expect to find cold bridging?

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49
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How does a carbide test work?

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50
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What is the phenol test?

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51
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What are the health risk associated with lead poising?

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52
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How do you encapsulate asbestos?

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53
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How do you treat cut-edge corrosion?

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54
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How do you repair corroded wall ties?

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55
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What different insects can cause damage to buildings?

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56
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What common insects can cause damage to furniture?

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57
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What are the acceptable moisture levels in different building materials

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Timber, brick and plaster

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How do you retrofit a DPC?

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59
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What is hydraulic lime?

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60
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What different types of underpinning are there?

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Where would you use different lead codes?

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62
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How much should lead go into a mortar joint?

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63
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What are the main causes of building failure (generic)?

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Poor workmanship, poor design

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What are the 4 stages of the fungal attack lifecycle?

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65
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What causes condensation in roof voids?

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66
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When selecting a flat roofing material, what items should you consider?

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67
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When was the first trussed roofs introduced?

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68
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What is a jack rafter?

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69
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Tell me about thatch?

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70
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What are common defects in cavity trays?

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71
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Difference between overcoat and rainwater principle?

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72
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What is efflorescents?

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73
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What is designated defective housing?

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74
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Why would you underpin a building?

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75
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When do you need to prop in an excavation?

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Any depth beyond 1.5m

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How do you monitor cracking?

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77
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What is institutional condensation?

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78
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What diameter boreholes do beetles have?

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79
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What is a typical brick dimension?

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80
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How can you tell if word worm is live?

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Frask, or test with tissue paper?

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How do you treat wood worn?

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How would you identify subsidence?

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83
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What is the worst type of wood worn beetle?

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APC Building Surveying (2 decks)

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