Title Improvement Measures for the Defect Determination and the Application of Repair Method for Interlayer Cracks in Apartment Houses
Authors Choi, Sangjin ; Shin, Manjoong
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2022.23.5.023
Page pp.23-33
ISSN 2005-6095
Keywords Crack Defect; Defect Determination; Interlayer Crack; Crack Repair Method
Abstract Cracks, which account for the largest proportion of defect lawsuits in apartment buildings, are not clear on the criteria for defect determination, so judgments about defects are mixed. Interlayer cracks, which account for most of the crack defect judgment amount, tend to be judged as defects regardless of the crack width or condition, and repair methods are mostly set uniformly. This starts from the problem that the standards of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Construction Appraisal Practice, which the courts use as standards, do not match. It is necessary to establish a defect determination standard that can be applied to all stakeholders through the amendment of laws and the revision of the Court Appraisal Practice. In addition, it is necessary to apply the crack repair method according to the width and condition of the interlayer crack. If the defect determination and the application of the repair method for cracks are rationalized, it could serve as an opportunity to change the current trend of defect disputes that rely only on litigation.