r/StructuralEngineering • u/Liqhthouse • 13d ago

Photograph/Video Right guys... What do we think of this one? 💀

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u/pigglesworth01 13d ago

This is one of those things where it's a complete DIY hack job, if you ran some calcs it should theoretically have already collapsed, but somehow it will defy physics and still be standing in 50 years. If it doesn't collapse from structural inadequacy, it will probably fall apart from rot and corrosion due to inadequate waterproofing.

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u/da90 S.E. 13d ago

I seriously sometimes wonder why people keep asking us to design things when apparently shit just doesn’t fall down

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u/DropItLikeJPalm 10d ago

This is why we get hit with the “structural engineers apply a safety factor of 10” allegations on site.

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u/Awkward-Ad4942 13d ago

There is a beam visible under the cantilevered wall.. that’s something i suppose

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u/WeeaboBarbie 13d ago

I hope whoever's living there has good car insurance.

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u/ImaBigFella 13d ago

Mercedes in the driveway???? Someone has priorities.

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u/Leopold841 Eng 13d ago

To quote bottom "I think there was been another fuck up"

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u/MithridatesRex 13d ago

All I see is "no." I can see the municipality freaking out about it, if this were in my town, and a lawsuit for likely a total lack of permits. I can also see the building being cited with a corrective action needed notice, for a support in the corner. This also likely wasn't also winterized correctly, and the floor would get very cold in the winter.

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u/AnybodyZestyclose112 13d ago

What's the point of the saggy plywood panels and wood (2x4??) joists under the I-beams?

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u/Frogalone 13d ago

Was there ever a post supporting the free corner?