Investigation into Common Decay of Educational Buildings in Malaysia
All types of buildings will undergo decay and deterioration over a period of time. In the past few years, there have been numerous official reports in the mass media relating to building decay and failures throughout the country. Building decay and failures are becoming ordinary phenomena in the co...
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doaj-e4c2d9f318da4a2f91d36e818e65412a2021-02-02T03:33:44ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2014-03-01100500110.1051/matecconf/20141005001matecconf_bust2013_05001Investigation into Common Decay of Educational Buildings in MalaysiaTan S.W.0Othuman Mydin M.A.1Sani N. Md2Sulieman M.Z.3School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains MalaysiaSchool of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains MalaysiaSchool of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains MalaysiaSchool of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia All types of buildings will undergo decay and deterioration over a period of time. In the past few years, there have been numerous official reports in the mass media relating to building decay and failures throughout the country. Building decay and failures are becoming ordinary phenomena in the construction industry. This study is firstly intended to identify and differentiate the common building decay and failures faced by Malaysian educational buildings. Seven educational buildings in Kedah were selected as case studies. Inspections were conducted and the decay of the respective buildings was recorded. The persons in charge of the educational buildings were also interviewed and the results were used for this study as well. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141005001 |
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Investigation into Common Decay of Educational Buildings in Malaysia |
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Investigation into Common Decay of Educational Buildings in Malaysia |
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All types of buildings will undergo decay and deterioration over a period of time. In the past few years, there have been numerous official reports in the mass media relating to building decay and failures throughout the country. Building decay and failures are becoming ordinary phenomena in the construction industry. This study is firstly intended to identify and differentiate the common building decay and failures faced by Malaysian educational buildings. Seven educational buildings in Kedah were selected as case studies. Inspections were conducted and the decay of the respective buildings was recorded. The persons in charge of the educational buildings were also interviewed and the results were used for this study as well.
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