Debra F. Laefer ... 300 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (September, 2016) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466584475 - ISBN-13: 978-1466584471.This practical engineering book brings together condition assessment considerations, typical damage scenarios, general approaches to consider and mitigate threats, and interventions suitable for older and generally at-risk structures. It addresses different materials and types of foundation, and outlines the issues to be faced when older buildings are put at risk by nearby construction or industrial processes. Written in the context of documented failures, it presents both traditional and modern approaches and analyzes a range of solutions.