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Yes looks like the beams rolled and then game over. Needed more bracing of the beams probably.

The same way. The flanges buckle about their strong axis (the column weak axis), except in a torsional buckle they move in opposite...

Yes, there seems to be a tendon in the 2' bit. And there doesn't appear to be reo across the balcony. If not, no wonder it cracked and...

Gte447, I was referring specifically to Australian practice, where an expert witness has a higher duty to the court than to their...

Yes the conflicts of interest in forensic work is fascinating to observe—two opposing experts, both sworn to serve the court above all...

Did the snow removal machine push it all into one spot?

In cases like this, the actual conflict is often less significant than it’s made out to be. It’s not as if Kootk would start approving...

Regardless of who signs the contract, a duty to the owner remains. Engineering consultants are not there solely for the benefit of their...

It’s his house. He’s ultimately paying (via the builder). That’s a fairly important factor here. The engineer has a clear duty to the...

Check the shear interface. Note that sika 212 isn’t epoxy mortar. It’s cement grout. Personally I prefer epoxy mortars for this, as...

The only difference is the context that the owner has kicked up a stink. In normal circumstances a builder fixes something, and their...

With lots of kneewalls it can work out, but I still don't like it. I've seen these go bad - poor compaction under parts of the slab...

Builders arent allowed to engage their engineer to help fix something?

Yes for big holes you dont use anchor epoxy such as Hilti 500v3. You use a self consolidating pourable epoxy mortar, or a cementitious...

Like you say, if this is a conflict of interest, then so is much of the work we do for builders. That said, if the builder’s client...