Jan 23, 2022 #1 kipfoot Structural Oct 25, 2007 493 For your interest: just an example of in-situ masonry in bending in my neighborhood. There used to be a steel beam there. https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f31d2c30-dd9c-4617-8dec-3c676b64fbc5&file=garage1.jpg
For your interest: just an example of in-situ masonry in bending in my neighborhood. There used to be a steel beam there.
Jan 23, 2022 1 #2 BAretired Structural Nov 16, 2008 10,942 With any luck, it'll blow over when nobody is under it. BA
Jan 23, 2022 #3 dik Structural Apr 13, 2001 26,063 Something like that should be reported to someone... owner first off, and if he does nothing... Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better? -Dik
Something like that should be reported to someone... owner first off, and if he does nothing... Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better? -Dik
Jan 23, 2022 #4 le99 Civil/Environmental Jan 23, 2022 380 The lintel plate could be sized for the bricks above, but it is rusted out and can come down at any time.
The lintel plate could be sized for the bricks above, but it is rusted out and can come down at any time.
Jan 23, 2022 Thread starter #5 kipfoot Structural Oct 25, 2007 493 dik, You're right. I'll leave a note in their door. The building department will also check on issues that are reported under the property maintenance codes. Usually it's chipped paint, but tenuously supported brick would also apply.
dik, You're right. I'll leave a note in their door. The building department will also check on issues that are reported under the property maintenance codes. Usually it's chipped paint, but tenuously supported brick would also apply.
Jan 24, 2022 #6 phamENG Structural Feb 6, 2015 7,669 Lintels are usually just construction shoring anyway, right?....
Jan 24, 2022 #7 dik Structural Apr 13, 2001 26,063 I'm not big on reporting someone... I prefer to talk to the individual first. There's a little exposure with this approach, but my preference. Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better? -Dik
I'm not big on reporting someone... I prefer to talk to the individual first. There's a little exposure with this approach, but my preference. Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better? -Dik
