A Prospective Study on Building Quality: Relationship
between Workmanship Quality and Common Building
Defects of Low-cost Construction Projects

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A Prospective Study on Building Quality: Relationship between Workmanship Quality and Common Building Defects of Low-cost Construction Projects

This study focuses on the quality of workmanship in the construction of lowcost housing in Kedah and Penang State, Malaysia and its relation to defects occurring in the building. The objectives of this study are to investigate common building defects that mostly occur at low-cost housing due to p...

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Main Authors:	Othuman Mydin, M.A., Othman, N.A., Sani, N. Md.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EDP Sciences 2014
Subjects:	TH1-9745 Building construction
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/38166/ http://eprints.usm.my/38166/1/A_Prospective_Study_on_Building_Quality_Relationship_between_Workmanship_Quality_and_Common_Building_Defects_of_Low-cost.pdf

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