Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia

Most conservation done in Malaysia focuses on old historical buildings not for adaptive re-use but mainly for exhibition and tourist attraction buildings and monuments. Conserving buildings for adaptive re-use is more challenging because many issues have to be taken into consideration for the conser...

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Main Author:	Rahman @ Drahman, Haris Fadzilah Abdul
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	TH1-9745 Building construction
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/43297/1/HARIS%20FADZILAH%20BIN%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20%40%20DRAHMAN.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.432972019-04-12T05:26:38Z Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia 2011-04 Rahman @ Drahman, Haris Fadzilah Abdul TH1-9745 Building construction Most conservation done in Malaysia focuses on old historical buildings not for adaptive re-use but mainly for exhibition and tourist attraction buildings and monuments. Conserving buildings for adaptive re-use is more challenging because many issues have to be taken into consideration for the conservation such as safety, comfort, durability, spatial requirements and usage; and aesthetic. This needs an in depth understanding of the building; not only in terms of its architectural values but also its state of dilapidation. Conservation in Malaysia is considered new compared to other countries, thus, there is not many research documentations and dilapidation reports done on methods and procedure for conservation in heritage building. Amongst the common conservation problems of heritage buildings, salt attack and rising damp are considered the most challenging to resolve. 2011-04 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/43297/ http://eprints.usm.my/43297/1/HARIS%20FADZILAH%20BIN%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20%40%20DRAHMAN.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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language	English
topic	TH1-9745 Building construction
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description	Most conservation done in Malaysia focuses on old historical buildings not for adaptive re-use but mainly for exhibition and tourist attraction buildings and monuments. Conserving buildings for adaptive re-use is more challenging because many issues have to be taken into consideration for the conservation such as safety, comfort, durability, spatial requirements and usage; and aesthetic. This needs an in depth understanding of the building; not only in terms of its architectural values but also its state of dilapidation. Conservation in Malaysia is considered new compared to other countries, thus, there is not many research documentations and dilapidation reports done on methods and procedure for conservation in heritage building. Amongst the common conservation problems of heritage buildings, salt attack and rising damp are considered the most challenging to resolve.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Rahman @ Drahman, Haris Fadzilah Abdul
author_facet	Rahman @ Drahman, Haris Fadzilah Abdul
author_sort	Rahman @ Drahman, Haris Fadzilah Abdul
title	Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia
title_short	Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia
title_full	Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia
title_sort	salt attack and dampness diagnoses of heritage buildings in penang, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan
publishDate	2011
url	http://eprints.usm.my/43297/1/HARIS%20FADZILAH%20BIN%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20%40%20DRAHMAN.pdf
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Salt Attack And Dampness Diagnoses Of Heritage Buildings In Penang, Malaysia

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