You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: BLOG: EMERGENCY STRUCTURAL WORK, blogging a 10PM!View the full contextView the direct parentnaydenova (56)in #engineering • 7 years ago What would they mean? They were storing grand pianos on the floor above or there was an earthquake?
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.
Thanks for the explanation! :)