Contents Foreward xxix The Author xxxi Preface to the Second Edition xxxiii Preface to the First Editionxxxv Acknowledgement xxxvii Introduction xxxix CHAPTER 1: OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS 1-9 CHAPTER 2: FOUNDATION 10-26 CHAPTER 3: MASONRY WALLS 27-60 CHAPTER 4: R.C.C. AND STEEL STRUCTURES 61-101 CHAPTER 5: FLOORS AND ROOFS 102-124 CHAPTER 6: STAIRS 125-131 CHAPTER 7: TIMBER WORK 132-138 CHAPTER 8: SERVICES 139-182 CHAPTER 9: DILAPIDATION OF BUILDINGS AND DEPRECIATION 183-188 CHAPTER 10: QUANTITY SURVEYING AND SCHEDULE OF ITEMS OF REPAIR WORKS 189-200 CHAPTER 11: ESTIMATES, TENDER AND CONTRACT 201-214 CHAPTER 12: VALUATION 215-223 CHAPTER 13: SYSTEMATIC AND METHODICAL APPROACH TO REPAIR WORKS 224-241 CHAPTER 14: TEMPORARY SUPPORTING STRUCTURES 242-261 CHAPTER 15: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 262-296 CHAPTER 16: SPECIFICATIONS 297-308 CHAPTER 17: MAINTENANCE OF HOUSING ESTATES 309-315 CHAPTER 18: SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS 316-320 CHAPTER 19: MANAGEMENT 321-325 CHAPTER 20: PREVENTION AGAINST EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE 326-335 CHAPTER 21: SPECIAL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMPOUNDS 336-345 ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES i-viii INDEX i-vii