concretemasonry:
You are right, since the building is 60 years old, I think all the movement that had to happen took place long ago. Your comment about the expansion explains the bowing out of masonry on the few locations I noticed, that makes sense.
What sort of remedial measures would you...
ajk, ishvaaag:
Thanks for the input. What did you guys think of the last picture. It appears to me that a crack occurred because of lack of control joints, then water was absorbed and masonry expanded.
There is a fairly large attachment to this long post including several pictures, a partial plan and a partial elevation view. It’s an existing 4 story structure from 1950s with load bearing brick walls and concrete on bar joist framing.
There are two locations of significant cracking within...
