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Explaining the bookend effect. AJ 16.06.98
Publication Year
1998
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Explains the causes of bulging in flank walls of Georgian and Victorian terraces, usually in loadbearing brickwork. Investigation of these failures, using electrolevels, illustrates both cyclical and long-term displacement, which varies according to variations in construction method. Case studies include a Georgian shop-fronted terrace in Chelsea, Victorian terrace in north London, Victorian shop-fronted terrace in Fulham, shop conversion of Georgian shops in Baker Street.
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Architects' Journal
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