Link: CTV News
Looks like a bit of confusion in the news about this one. The above article lists the building as "industrial", yet it looks a lot like an apartment to me. The video seems to show a failed connection between the stair/elevator core (tilt-up?) and a steel beam, which...
I've been engaged by a nearby condominium board to investigate settlement and lateral deformation of their building. It is a 4-storey apartment-style condominium building. Parkade on the ground level, and three floors of living space above. Inconveniently, their record drawings are complete...
I have been contacted by a local church regarding cracks in the brick veneer of their building. The structure was built in 1925 and is a wood framed church with 4" brick veneer, sitting on a 10" thick concrete foundation wall. Cracks predominantly appear above basement window openings and...
Hi folks,
I've been asked to design the foundation for a modular home. Let me clarify that this is not a "trailer" that you might be picturing Ricky, Julian and Bubbles growing weed in, but a 2-storey home built in a factory and shipped to site, structurally complete but with finishing...
Hi Folks,
I've got a residential renovation project that I am kicking off here, and the original building drawings (from 1997) seem to call out Microllam LVL beams. Having been in elementary school at that point in time, I don't have much personal context for the engineered wood product market...
Hi all,
First off, thanks to everyone on this forum for making it a fantastic place to bounce ideas off of each other, and gain knowledge through past threads. I have searched the forum for this topic, but cannot seem to find a good discussion of the specific situation that I am currently...
