Abstract: Roofs are one of the construction elements most directly affected by external climate agents and most sensitive to deficiencies caused by errors or lack of maintenance. In this study, 65 construction projects of tile-covered ...

Abstract: Many anomalies and problems in modern construction do not result in spectacular collapses but in other, more commonplace situations such as the entrance of water or certain dysfunctions of use. The reduction of these ...

Abstract: This research presents the usual types of damages and the causes that occur most frequently in building facades, through the analysis of all judicial complaints in Spain over 6 years. These facades all were cladded ...

Abstract: The object of this research was to identify the list of climatological variables involved in the appearance of construction failures in the external walls of dwellings through the analysis of over one thousand cases. The ...

Abstract: This paper presents a research study performed to obtain percentage data on building anomalies of and damages to the foundations and structures of residential buildings, as well as to determine their most common causes. ...

Abstract: This paper presents a research study performed to obtain percentage data on building anomalies of and damages to the foundations and structures of residential buildings, as well as to determine their most common causes. ...

Abstract: This paper’s objective is to determine the usual typologies of deficiencies in external construction elements, identifying the most frequently recurring anomalies by analyzing all judicial complaints pertaining to construction ...