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The signs of structural failure can be a traumatic experience for the builder or building owner — bad practice and ignorance of the possible factors that could contribute to failures and defects can prove to be very costly.

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© 1976 R. C. Boucher

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Boucher, R.C. (1976). Failures/Defects. In: Industrial Studies for Building Craft Students. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02929-7_10

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