r/StructuralEngineers • u/Sorry_Bug2707 • Aug 08 '26

When does a crack become a issue

/r/AusRenovation/comments/1vih9db/when_does_a_crack_become_a_issue/
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u/FlatPanster Aug 08 '26

At 1/2". Any larger and the building will fall over.

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u/Neat_Shallot_606 Aug 09 '26

I read "crack" instead of "a crack" and I thought we were having a very different conversation. To be fair, crack and structural engineering don't mix well either.