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Effect of Unprofessional Supervision on Durability of Buildings

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The durability of buildings which depends on the nature of the supervisory system used in their construction is an important feature of the construction industry. This article tries to draw the readers’ attention to the effect of untrained and unprofessional building supervisors and their unethical performance on the durability of buildings.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Javad Yahaghi

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Yahaghi, J. Effect of Unprofessional Supervision on Durability of Buildings. Sci Eng Ethics 24, 331–332 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-017-9871-9

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