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    ISSN 0262-6632 Englemere, Kings Ride, Ascot, Berkshire SLS 8B] R3_ 1989 ‘Telephone Ascot (0990) 23355 TECHNICAL INFORMATION | SERVICE Movements in Buildings by A.J.Bryan BSc, MPhil, MCIOB. ‘After graduating, Tony Bryan worked in industry for a number ‘of years in site and contracts management. On entering educa- tion he became involved in the development and leadership of degree courses in Building, with a spectic interest in the teaching of technology at an undergraduate level. Although the MPhil research was essentially a technical study, his current research interests are concerned with learning and technological undergraduate education. Mr Bryan is currently Course Director in the Department of Construction & En: vironmental Health at Bristol Polytechnic. Editorial Note: This paper i the third in a series which is design- 6 to provide a review of a significant topic and to identity the available reference material. The Editor would welcome sug: gestions for further titles to be included in the series. ‘Summary ‘An understanding of the movements that take place in buildings, is important to all those concerned with their design and con- struction, Many problems that arise both during and after con: Series Editor: Peter Harlow struction can be traced to movement. All oo often these pro- blems could have been predicted had the potential for move- ‘ment been realised and some analysis undertaken. The initial sections of this paper provide a framework for the analysis of ‘movements that occur in buildings. These sections are concern: ‘ed with the causes, evaluation and assessment of movements, associated with the wellbeing of a building throughout is ie. For information and guidance on the use of specific materials or the design, detailing and construction of particular elements of the building, the final section offers @ resume of the current literature giving full references, INTRODUCTION ‘Any assessment of movement in a building should be made on the understanding that each and every part ofa building is sub- ject to movement, albeit that many of these movements will rot be significant. What is a significant movement has to be evaluated for each type of construction. For any design the choice of materials and detailing determine both the potential ‘movement and the capacity to accommodate or to resist mave- ‘ment. The actual magnitude of the movement will then be dependent upon the type and size of the external forces caus: ing changes in dimension or position. These external forces arise primarily rom either environmental changes in moisture levels and temperature or from the application of loads to the construction, The interdependent nature of support offered by one part of 2 building to another is also important. Movement induced in, cone part may cause either a loss of support or create an addi tional load on adjacent construction. The extent ofthis interac- tion depends upon the provision of details which can isolate ‘movement. in this context its relative movement, one part to another, which usually cause failure. Absolute movements of the building as a whole normally have to be large before becom ing a problem, although they should not be dismissed altogether. WHO NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT MOVEMENT? ‘An understanding of movement and the ability to determine the magnitude and evaluate the consequences of movernent, are important to those concerned with the design, production, maintenance and refurbishment of buildings. The requirements of designers to understand movement is, perhaps the clearest. Since the choice of materials and details, influences both the actual and allowable movement, no design should leave the drawing board with movement characteristics Which may lead to a loss of performance at some time in the lite of the building, For those concerned with production there always exists the ‘need to understand and to interpret the design. But many pro-

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