Buildings
and Trees
See also specific sites for: Tree Roots &
Soil, Planning & Development, Trees & Light.
News
- Subsidence Risk Assessment (SRA). This system of
subsidence prediction has been officially withdrawn on the 30th May 2001 by the Arb
Association. Their reasons were based upon factors such as small number of license
holders, non-application of method by license holders, non-return of records and
insufficient funds to further develop the system. (AA Newsletter No 113, June
2001).
Articles & Definitions
Standards
- BS8004 - 1986. Code of Practice for foundations.
- BS8103 - 1995. Structural design of low rise buildings. Part1. Code of practice for
stability, site investigation, foundations and ground floor slabs for housing.
Organisations
Publications
Building Research Establishment Publications
- BRE63. Soils and Foundations: 1.
- BRE63. Soils and Foundations: 2.
- BRE63. Soils and Foundations: 3.
- BRE240. Low Rise Buildings on shrinkable clay soils: Part 1.
- BRE241. Low Rise Buildings on shrinkable clay soils: Part 2.
- BRE242. Low Rise Buildings on shrinkable clay soils: Part 3.
- BRE251. Assessment of damage in low-rise buildings.
- BRE298. Low rise building foundations :
the influence of trees in clay soils.
- BRE313. Mini-piling for low rise buildings.
- BRE315. Choosing piles for new construction.
- BRE318. Site Investigation for Low Rise Building: desk studies.
- BRE322. Site Investigation for Low Rise Building: Procurement.
- BRE343. Simple measuring and monitoring of movement in low-rise buildings. Part 1:
cracks.
- BRE344. Simple measuring and monitoring of movement in low-rise buildings. Part 2:
settlement, heave and out-of-plumb.
- BRE348. Site Investigation for Low Rise Building: the walk over survey.
- BRE352. Underpinning.
- BRE361. Why do buildings crack?
- BRE381. Site Investigation for Low Rise Building: trial pits.
- BRE386. Monitoring building and ground movement by precise levelling.
- BRE411. Site Investigation for Low Rise Building: direct investigations.
- BRE412. Desiccation in Clay Soils.
Web Sites
Events & Courses
- Clays, Trees, Shrinkage & Foundations. Workshop. Contact: Arb Assoc.
- Mortgage Reporting and Pre-Purchase Arboricultural Surveys. Workshop.
Contact: ISA.
- Subsidence Claims Handling - Low rise Buildings. Workshop.
Contact: ISA.
- Subsidence Risk Assessment (SRA). Course. Contact: Arb Assoc.
Check with the organisation directly for dates. Details may be available in Events.
Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)
- Building foundation damage - prediction of. AJ - Vol:19 - No:2 - May 1995
- Clay soils - potential for building damage. AJ - Vol:20 - No:3 - Aug 1996
- Housing - a strategy to establish trees among high density housing. JA - Vol:26 - No:2 - March 2000
Publication Extracts (books,
handbooks & bulletins)
- Construction Injury. Page 329. Modern
Arboriculture by Alex Shigo. Book. ISBN 0-943563-09-7.
- Buildings and Trees. Chapter 12. Urban
Forestry Practice. Handbook no 5. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710273-3.
- Trees and Buildings by P. Biddle. Page
121. Advances in Practical Arboriculture 1985. Bulletin 65. Forestry
Commission. ISBN 0-11-710203-2.
- Safe as Houses. Should arborists make tree risk assessments? Short article. Horticulture Week, Sept 28th 2000
- Research and Rescue. Study project showing how pruning affects water uptake. Short article. Horticulture Week, July 26th 2001
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