Misleading Article?
Misleading Article?
(OP)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-carillon-repair-meeting-st-0818-20170817-story.html
By the headline of this news story you'd think the building has structural deficiencies caused by poor structural design. I've read the article three times now and the only cause of "possible" structural issues seems to be from bad waterproofing details.
I hope more details unfold regarding the actual cause of these problems. If it is truly not a structural design flaw, I hope that gets clarified.
By the headline of this news story you'd think the building has structural deficiencies caused by poor structural design. I've read the article three times now and the only cause of "possible" structural issues seems to be from bad waterproofing details.
I hope more details unfold regarding the actual cause of these problems. If it is truly not a structural design flaw, I hope that gets clarified.






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BA
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BA - those could easily be structural deficiencies resulting from water infiltration occurring over a number of years. So not necessarily the fault of the original structural engineer of record.
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I agree with you, but again, no one is saying it is the fault of the original structural engineer. I think you are being overly sensitive. Hopefully the investigation will reveal where the fault lies.
BA
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But it sounds like these are now definitely structural issues. Any design issues may or may not be structural in nature, but waterproofing, drainage, and facade engineering problems keep a lot of us structural engineers busy.
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Dik