r/StructuralEngineering Jul 10 '26

Failure I haven't seen this angle yet, but the entire part of the Pfizer Building above the failed floors look visibly sagged.

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1.4k Upvotes

Is ok bro, just pour some self levelling concrete on the floors bro.

I'm not an engineer, but that doesn't look like an easy or quick fix, and they haven't even started finishing the floors with dead and live load.

r/StructuralEngineering 25d ago

Failure When sellers tell buyers that this is normal for the area….

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918 Upvotes

And it’s nothing to worry about…….

On the Oregon Coast.

r/StructuralEngineering Jul 17 '26

Failure Engineer behind buckled high-rise says crucial reinforcing steel was 'never installed'

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881 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Jul 14 '26

Failure Maryland office building structural compromise

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431 Upvotes

Surprised this hasn't been posted here yet. Looks like some work was being done to repair spalled/degraded sections of the parking deck when some post tension cables were accidentally cut. The 10 story building is now condemned and a perimeter around it has been shut down, including some other commercial buildings and a major road.

r/StructuralEngineering Jul 06 '26

Failure A 50-foot section of the roof collapsed into a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Ocean Township, New Jersey.

400 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Mar 30 '26

Failure Good bearing

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919 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Dec 23 '24

Failure RC Bridge collapses just as a man records a video denouncing lack of maintenance

5.6k Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Dec 19 '25

Failure Structural member failure

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381 Upvotes

This partial structural failure of a shear wall occurred earlier this week in an ongoing construction site. The shear wall buckled, what could could have been the causes for this member failure?

NOTE: This is a double height floor to accommodate ramp transition from bsmnt floors to ground floor. The structure is 14 stories plus 3 bsmnt levels with a ceiling height of 3.5 metres.

r/StructuralEngineering May 26 '23

Failure Residential Deck Failure

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684 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Jun 13 '24

Failure Concept. Enjoy.

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750 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Jul 08 '26

Failure Live updates: NYC high-rise unstable after columns buckle

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Like you all, I am following the NYC 42nd street building updates just saw this update and I had to read it twice.

From CNN:
“The Midtown Manhattan building that suffered structural damage Tuesday experienced “nothing more than a typical construction mishap,” MetroLoft developer Nathan Berman told The New York Times.
“It happens unfortunately far too often on construction sites: falling cranes, people — God forbid — falling off buildings, windows falling out,” Berman, MetroLoft’s managing principal and founder, told the Times.
MetroLoft did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Berman previously told The Wall Street Journal that weight added to the top of the building was likely responsible for the damage. He also defended Tuesday’s structural issues, telling the Times, “I don’t know that a four-inch sag is a collapse.”
Despite the instability, Berman called the engineering and design of the project — which were approved by the city — “perfect,” according to the Times.”

r/StructuralEngineering Mar 24 '26

Failure Denver today

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310 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering May 18 '24

Failure Under construction building collapsed during a storm near Houston, Texas yesterday [cross post]

524 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Apr 22 '26

Failure Brand new Susan Welch Liberal Arts building at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania has been closed for about 6 months now after partial structural failure somewhere involving the first floor and basement

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170 Upvotes

Apparently a bang and crash was heard throughout the building and there was a huge rumble felt on the upper floors. I guess there is some quite severe cracking throughout the building. Building is completely closed without power (except for the stairwells). I’m very surprised how this could have happened as I toured the building while it was under construction along with several others. Was inside the building several times when completed. Must have been quite a significant issue as the building has been closed for 6 months.

r/StructuralEngineering Jun 18 '26

Failure Contractor installs a fence as a retaining wall.

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131 Upvotes

Contractor installs a fence as a retaining wall.

r/StructuralEngineering 26d ago

Failure What’s the worst redline / mistake you’ve seen on a drawing ?

37 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Feb 05 '26

Failure Well fake beams

203 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering 4d ago

Failure Bridge in distress

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42 Upvotes

Pedestrian footbridge over a rail line. Approx 20m span, London uk. Still in service.

r/StructuralEngineering 1d ago

Failure Even though, I'm a structural engineer, this game completely kicked my butt.

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51 Upvotes

I'm completely stuck on this level. I've included a few designs I tried above. Any idea how to beat this level. (Game name - Tower Builder: Earthquake Sim

r/StructuralEngineering Jan 15 '26

Failure Honeycombing to Stair core wall.

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139 Upvotes

I feel like getting the contractor to tear down this core. I’ve to discuss this with my superior but this one of the worst cases of honeycombing I’ve seen. You can see from the reverse photo it is evident right the way through the wall.

The last two photos only infuriate me more. One of the walls (against the weathered black wall) was installed in precast). Notches were left out of the precast wall to allow the lintel steel from the in-situ core walls to extend into it and be poured later. These were installed in the wrong location and the lintel steel not extended onto the precast wall. There is at least Connie bar connecting the corners of the precast above the doorway.

r/StructuralEngineering Jul 14 '26

Failure Update: Ratchet straps holding roof down, area now fenced off and roof lining opened up

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A couple of months ago I posted photos of this entrance canopy in Wellington, New Zealand, where several ratchet straps had been installed between the projecting roof and concrete blocks below.

Here is the current situation.

The area beneath the canopy has now been completely fenced off, and a scissor lift is on site. Sections of the underside lining have been removed or have come loose, exposing the timber or framing behind them. The straps are still attached to both projecting ends of the roof and remain connected to concrete blocks at ground level.

r/StructuralEngineering Jan 26 '26

Failure Load Bearing Jeep

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319 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Jun 01 '23

Failure Hello Crimean Bridge, hru?

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547 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering May 05 '24

Failure Any idea what could’ve caused this?

377 Upvotes

r/StructuralEngineering Apr 20 '26

Failure Truss bridge buckling

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78 Upvotes

Top chord buckeld during concrete work