CROSS REPORTS Report 902

摘要

The safety concept that has wide application is known as leak before break. All structures are prone to degradation. Proper management requires routine inspection to detect the onset of damage before this becomes hazardous. This report demonstrates that when designing for structural safety, a holistic view of the design should be taken. It may be that there was a maintenance issue with blocked outlets, but this possibility should have been considered and suitable overflows provided, it seems to be yet another symptom of divided responsibilities on projects, with no overall view of the impacts of the building design on the structural response.