Fire and Flood Damage

Douglas, James (author) / Noy, Edward A. (author)

Building Surveys and Reports ; 302-313

2010-12-31

12 pages

9781444391091 , 9781405197618

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444391091.ch16

Article/Chapter (Book)

Electronic Resource

English

concrete behaviour, during a fire ‐ and type of aggregate used , bricks, non‐flammable ‐ damage by heat, severity of fire and thickness of walling , steel beams, columns and roof trusses , insurers, employing independent firm of loss adjusters ‐ investigating claims on their behalf , pitched roof coverings ‐ slates and tiles, brittle and cracking under intense heat , fire and flood damage , badly damaged buildings – measures taken, that no part of building is in danger of collapse , effect of fire ‐ damage to stonework , fire damage, superficial to complete disintegration ‐ complete rebuild becoming a necessity , brick, stone and concrete ‐ unlikely to be seriously damaged by flood waters