Here is an additional photo for the other beam pocket.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=9a5b08f9-b914-4a11-aac5-3b29bcd99521&file=2011-04-10_13.18.58.jpg
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Attached are two photos where beam pocket failure occurs in the basement of my house. These offset stacked beams are...