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             INVESTIGATION OF DEFECTS IN NEW BUILDINGS IN MALAYSIA 
                               
                         HONG CHIN HANG 
                               
            A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of 
               the degree of Bachelor of Science (Hons) Construction Management 
                               
                    Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology 
                       Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 
                               
                           September 2016 
                               
            
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                                                          DECLARATION 
                                                      
                         
                        I  hereby  declare  that  this  project  report  entitle”  Investigation  of  Defects  in  New 
                        Buildings  in  Malaysia”  is  based  on  own  my  original  work  except  for  citations  and 
                        quotations which have been duly acknowledged.  I also declare that it has not been 
                        previously and concurrently submitted for any other degree or award at UTAR or other 
                        institutions. 
                         
                        Signature     :                                            
                         
                        Name          :       Hong Chin Hang 
                         
                        ID No.        :       1101687 
                         
                        Date          :                                            
                         
                         
                         
                                               
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                                                  APPROVAL FOR SUBMISSION 
                                                                    
                        I  certify  that  this  project  entitled  “INVESTIGATION  OF  DEFECTS  IN  NEW 
                        BUILDINGS IN MALAYSIA” was prepared by HONG CHIN HANG has met the 
                        required standard for submission in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of 
                        Bachelor  of  Science  (Hons)  Construction  Management  at  Universiti  Tunku  Abdul 
                        Rahman.  
                         
                        Approved by, 
                         
                        Signature                    :                                     
                         
                        Supervisor                   :   Dr.Olanrewaju Ashola Abdullateef  
                         
                        Date                         :                                     
                         
                         
                         
                         
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              The  copyright  of  this  report  belongs  to  the  author  under  the  terms  of  the 
           copyright Act 1987 as qualified by Intellectual Property Policy of University Tunku 
           Abdul Rahman. Due acknowledgement shall always be made of the use of any material 
           contained in, or derived from, this report. 
            
              © 2015, HONG CHIN HANG. All right reserved.