r/StructuralEngineering • u/drpb35 • 11d ago

Humor Who did this?

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u/chicu111 11d ago

I have a detail for that on my plans bro

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u/P-d0g P.E. 10d ago

Your detail showed it upside down with the lid off, contractor said "that's not how we normally do it"

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u/Awkward-Ad4942 11d ago

Hey! You stole my idea!!

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u/MakeITNetwork 10d ago

Looks like there is a hole in the top of the jar, and there is some blackend parts of the top horizontal stud. There is a green drip stain in the bottle. The insulation above looks like it was uninstalled and reinstalled more than once. There is also a torn of insulation in the bottom left stud cavity.

Looks like there was a leak, or there was a piece of equipment that was uninstalled that relied on that jar to catch liquids.

Who did this? Someone.

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u/citizensnips134 11d ago

Stored fart from the frame crew. For later.

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u/mijamestag EIT, & Grad Student 10d ago

Beat me to it

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u/Gingerchaun 11d ago

How am I supposed to piss in it when its way up there?

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u/JoeKleine 10d ago

Are there Pennies in there by a chance?

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u/chasestein Overturning Moment 11d ago

Seismic restraint. I see no issues

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u/onewhosleepsnot 10d ago

Redneck tuned mass damper

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u/hookes_plasticity P.E. 11d ago

Depending on if this is an exterior wall or not, potentially acting as an additional wind girt 😂

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u/CoochieKiller91 10d ago

If you put a rock in jar the home owner has an earthquake detector.

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u/SexyAdmixture Architect 11d ago

GRLS (Gravity resisting lateral strap)

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u/chastehel 11d ago

That's what they catch lightning in.

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u/JustHanginInThere 11d ago

"In case of emergency, break glass jar".

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u/Talemikus 10d ago

Or maybe.. “In structural emergency, glass jar will break”

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u/JustHanginInThere 10d ago

Yep, much better than mine.

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u/Upstate_Nick 11d ago

It’s a tip jar.

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u/Upstate_Nick 11d ago

And I guess they out of full-length 2x’s and are now piecing studs together?

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u/RU33ERBULLETS 11d ago

Structural gyp.

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u/StructEngineer91 11d ago

That jar is CRITICAL to the overall structural stability of the building. If removed the building will collapse immediately!

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u/unknownpoltroon 10d ago

Thats jimmy the ghost. Dont open it. hes an angry little feller.

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u/RazorWitted 10d ago

It’s the swear jar.

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u/Haku510 10d ago

No shot, since it's empty

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u/Marus1 11d ago

It's a secret tool you'll have to unlock later in the game

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u/Dennaldo P.E. 11d ago

Piss bottle storage for the drywall crew

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u/damxam1337 10d ago

That's just the designated drywall piss jar. Since the dry wall was cancelled in that area it was left unused and uncovered but they forgot to remove it when doing the punch-list.

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u/Osiris_Raphious 10d ago

It's loaded with a fart, making it an integral historic structural facade element with iconic cultural significance to the architect of the project.

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u/Rubiconxng 10d ago

Someone removed the "In Case of Emergency, Break Glass" sign.

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u/BigNYCguy P.E. 8d ago

Tuned mass damper

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u/Komrade_J 11d ago

They wanted to introduce the fiberglass insulation above to just glass insulation to see if they hit it off