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Brick corbel supporting a timber wall plate.
Iron corbel supporting a timber wall plate. Also rot due to rainwater ingress.
Timber wall plate. This was left partially unsupported and failed.
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12991297/Huge-crack-appears-flats-housing-estate-88-brand-new-properties-face-demolition-homeowners-having-rebuilt-brick-brick-hell.html A massive crack appeared in a block of flats on the Darwin Green estate near Cambridge, leading to the demolition of 88 newly…
Link: https://www.dezeen.com/2025/09/03/green-wall-fire-safety-claims/ Architects in the UK may be under false impressions about the fire-safety of green walls due to non-standardised test procedures – including being soaked with water before…
Link: https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norways-collapsed-timber-bridge-had-vulnerabilities-says-arup-expert-17-08-2022/ The Tretten Bridge in Norway collapsed due to inherent design vulnerabilities, as noted by Arup’s timber specialist, Andrew Lawrence. Although no injuries occurred,…
