I got called from the contractor on an adaptive re-use project we have under way to review some supposedly new cracks found in an existing elevated slab. The cracks were discovered when someone on the upper (2nd) floor knocked over a bucket of water, which subsequently poured through the cracks...
I have been searching through the archives and found a few similar posts with some helpful information, but the situation we are in is somewhat different. We have been asked by an out-of-town architect / engineer to visit a local retail strip center which is undergoing a renovation. The...