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RE: BLOG: EMERGENCY STRUCTURAL WORK, blogging a 10PM!

in #engineering7 years ago

They could have stored too many people over many many years. Over time wood begins to deform permanent and sag. This puts a joist in a suboptimal position to support the intended load and the compounding effect can cause oversees on a beam.

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Thanks for the explanation! :)