Tree Root Damage to Buildings: Causes, Diagnosis and Remedy - Softcover

Biddle, P.G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0953308618 ISBN 13: 9780953308613

Publisher: Willowmead Publishing Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

VERY RARE illustrated paperback book. "Tree Root Damage to Buildings - Volume 1: Causes, Diagnosis and Remedy" By P. G. Biddle, M.A., D.Phil., F.Arbor.A., M.A.E. This is the First Edition, published by Willowmead Publishing Ltd., 1998. This is the first of 2 volumes of this comprehensive guide to identifying & solving the many problems caused by tree root damage to buildings, written by Arboricultural Consultant P. G. Biddle, featuring many actual case studies, and richly illustrated with numerous colour and black & white photographs, drawings, graphs & diagrams.
Preface.
1:Introduction.
Case Study 1.
2: The Tree.
Case Study 2.
3: The Root System.
Case Study 3.
4: The Soil.
Case Study 4.
5: Seasonal Changes in Soil Moisture Content.
Case Study 5.
6:Persistent Moisture Deficits.
Case Study 6.
7: Interaction Between Trees and Buildings.
Case Study 7.
8: Influence of the Weather.
Case Study 8.
9: Comparative Effects of Different Species, and of Individual Trees and Groups.
Case Study 9.
10: Other Forms of Damage by Tree Roots.
Case Study 10.
11: Strategy for Investigating Damage.
Case Study 11.
12: Site Investigations I) The Building.
Case Study 12.
13: Site Investigations II) The Soil.
Case Study 13.
14: Site Investigations III) The Tree.
Case Study 14.
15: Monitoring Building Movement.
Case Study 15.
16: Heave and Recovery - Diagnosis and Prediction.
Case Study 16.
17: Remedial Action After Damage.
Case Study 17.
18: Predictions and Prevention of Damage.
Case Study 18.
19: The Legal Framework.
Case Study 19.
20: A Revised Role for the Professions.
Case Study 20.
References.
Cross Reference of Botanical and Common Names.
Index.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Willowmead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0953308618
• ISBN 13: 9780953308613
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 376