Assessment of Failures and Malfunctions: Guidelines for Quality Control

Publication date: 2011
Action: E55
  • Pages: 107
  • Author(s): Eds. J. Kohler, G. Fink & T.Toratti
  • Publisher(s): Shaker Verlag GmbH
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-3-8440-0161-7

This report represents the results of work and discussions in working group 1) assessment of failures and malfunctions. This report covers summaries of studies on structural failures on timber structures around Europe and elsewhere. Additionally guidelines on implementing inspections on structures and on the building process concepts to obtain quality and avoid failures are given. These assessment studies and guidelines were drafted by the COST members (or member institutes).