Structural integrity and failure Puns

Okay curiosity killed me and I watched the video and Jason is heading up the construction and making serious structural decisions… what kind of qualification does he even have to do that? And then some Bates kid was helping? I would be terrified to step foot in that house lol

Was trying to explain this to my friends and they dont believe it's a thing. I dont have a fear of heights necessarily. What comes across my mind when I am high up on a building or some sort of structure is that there could be a malfunction or lack of structural integrity. Another example would be leaning up against a railing on the 3rd floor of the mall. I can look down just fine, but if I was to lean up against the rail I would worry more about the rail breaking than the height. Is there a term for this type of phobia?

Story time ladies and gents. I went to the local Co-op for a few bits and bobs earlier, and I finally get up to the counter, buy my things and realize I don't have a bag, so I buy (what used to be the 5p ones, but are now 10p, while the 10p ones, which they don't even get, are now 20 or 30p), so I pack up my things, only to find the bag has already ripped. Luckily, the woman just gives me a new one, but come on! This happens every time, and it infuriates me endlessly.

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Tldr: How can i remove the wood at the front underside section and keep stability/strength?

I have a desk that I use for my computer but I have an issue with it... it is built like a kitchen table or something with supports going all the way around the edges underneath which makes it impossible for me to get my chair under at the correct height. It had a support bar near the bottom in the center which I removed as it got in the way of my feet.

I spend a lot of time on my pc and am trying to maintain good posture, so it's a bit of an issue as I already have chronic pain due to posture. Can anyone advise me on how I could remove the wood support at the side i sit at whilst keeping the table strong (and also whether i need a bar at the bottom too)?

I've attached some pics.

Thanks!

Leg bolted into small section of wood that is screwed/glued into connecting pieces. Connecting pieces are screwed into the main part of the desk from underneath

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Interested in this house, but there is a glaring crack on the outside back of the house. The crack spans about 4 to 5 Feet and about 1/2 to 1 inch gap. It is stair steps up from the sliding door. The sliding door frame on the left side also has a gap towards the top and the bottom siding is still attached.

Inside of house is newly remodeled and the corner inside looks intact.

I am concerned with the structural integrity and wondering if this can be fixed or is this a lost cause?

I received some information from structural engineers talking about there has been a drought this summer and led to cracks from many other people in Illinois (About 10-15 mins north of Chicago). They said crack is normal and can be fixed. The options were continue to maintain with tuckpoint or repointing. Second option is to fully add helical piers or point piers to support this corner. I got estimated work for $20K

Please let me know you thoughts!

whole corner with sump pump

https://imgur.com/ZEZfyjv

Stair Stepping Crack

https://imgur.com/5qytpDZ

Size of Gap

https://imgur.com/KpGi6z0

Crack next to sump pump

https://imgur.com/2tZr7b3

picture of sump pump

https://imgur.com/3awyU2y

tomatoes are almost 100% water. the structural foundation of sandwiches is bread. tomatoes not only provide no nutritional value, but they make a big, soggy, goddamn mess. the prime example: imagine building a great sandwich. you take two slices of toast, slap on some mayonnaise, add some hot, crispy bacon and some crunchy lettuce, only to have it all ruined by some shitty slice of tomato. i used to love BLTs, but long since realized the T part of the sandwich adds nothing to the value of a BLT, and sandwiches in general, and ruins the whole operation (swap the "T" for tomato for "T" for turkey and now we have a sandwich, but that's not the point here).

to piggyback off that last point, a club sandwich is only a few steps up from a BLT. most club sandwiches have the toast, mayo, bacon, and lettuce, with some cheese, turkey, and/or ham thrown into the mix as well. oh, and dumb, damn tomato slices which, again, ruin the whole club sandwich by bringing nothing to the table but taking everything away from an otherwise excellent sandwich.

Help!

The apartment building I’ve been living in for 3 months has been fine up until 2 weeks ago where I discovered the roof was leaking into my unit (I’m on the top floor). No water has made its way in but the drywall was wet and I found an old water damage stain. A roofer was called but has not started the work yet.

When going down the back stairs I noticed what looks like cracks in the walls. The building is right by the L so it makes sense, but I don’t know if they are cracks to be concerned about. I noticed a hairline crack in the corner of my bedroom wall that’s nearest to the tracks. Because of the leak i’ve been paying more attention to the ceilings....I’ve also noticed a sloping of the ceiling in my bedroom. The building is old, but again I don’t know what constitutes a huge concern i that area either.

I am reluctant to bring it up to property management at the moment as I get a strange feeling they’ll tell me the building passed its most recent inspection and brush it off....but the most recent record i can find on the city website is from 2017.

Can I contact the city about my concerns? I’m not sure if I should file a complaint/concern via the city’s building inspection web page or if there is another route I can go?

I’m sure I’m missing something obvious here but… If the Stone of Tear is a power wrought indestructible dome how does Mat blow a chunk of it up with fireworks?

I understand that this isn't the place for safety advice but I was hoping for opinions, which type of professional to contact, possible remedies and maybe estimated costs.

I was in the attic and wanted to drill down through the sole plate but I couldn't get close enough so I decided to remove some drywall from near the ceiling in the second floor and drill up. I'm very new to any of this and didn't pay careful attention to the beams/joists in the attic before drilling.

I ended up drilling 1/2" 5/8" diameter into a double 2x6 beam bottom chord of a girder truss at an angle (50-55 degrees) and possibly a double 2x4 going vertical to the roof. The hole in the second pic is bigger in diameter for the first 1 or 2". The total depth is 8" from where I started drilling with ~4.5" being 1/2 5/8 inch diameter.

As far as I can tell, there are two of these girder trusses that run the width of the house. One on each side. The rest of the trusses are only 2x4s. I can take more pics of the attic if it helps.

Thank you for your help! This happened very recently and I have quite a bit of anxiety from it.

https://imgur.com/a/IRU7zyt

edit: video added. Area of truss drilled into at ~7 seconds.

edit: I didn't think I did but I measured and it's 5/8". not 1/2". I contacted a local SE office and am waiting for the SE to call me back.

edit: After re-examing the hole with a better light, I see that there's a gap between the sole plate and the girder bottom chord. So the hole is only 4.5" deep in the chord. It also looks like it went in at the very edge (angled inwards) so maybe it didn't enter into the adjacent 2x6.

The first local SE got back to me and basically told me to call their "Truss guy" and that he would inspect and inquire with the SE if necessary. I called the Truss guy and left a VM. No call back yet.

I emailed another SE and asked for a repair detail quote and he asked me for photos. He got back to me and said "It's not a serious structural problem with two holes" and said I could use some Simpson Strong-Tie SET-XP epoxy if I'm concerned.

I guess maybe I should just get a contractor who knows girders to add some reinforcement (scab?)?

edit: Okay, I emailed the second SE back because of the mention of 2 holes and not one. I'm not sure he went through the photos very well and thought I was talking about the wall plate. He emailed me back saying "Thanks for the clarification" and to use some strap ties but it l

For example, I was just eating bread and spilled water on to it. Why does the bread now fall apart more easily? Is something happening on a molecular level?

Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 18 pp 22078—22091

The relationship between plasma free fatty acids, cognitive function and structural integrity of the brain in middle-aged healthy humans Markus Herrmann1 , Sebastian Simstich1 , Günter Fauler1 , Edith Hofer2,3 , Eva Fritz-Petrin1 , Wolfgang Herrmann4 , Reinhold Schmidt2

1 Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria 2 Clinical Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria 3 Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria 4 Medical School, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany Received: July 5, 2021       Accepted: September 7, 2021       Published: September 23, 2021

https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.203573 How to Cite Copyright: © 2021 Herrmann et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Background: The cerebral composition of ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is believed to influence cognitive function and structural damage of the aging brain. However, existing data is inconsistent.

Materials and Methods: This retrospective study explored the association between free plasma PUFA concentrations, cognitive function and brain structure atrophy in a well-characterized community-dwelling cohort of elderly individuals without stroke and dementia. Ten different fatty acids were analyzed in stored plasma samples from 391 non-demented elderly individuals by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Neuropsychiatric tests capturing memory, executive function and visuopractical skills were performed in all participants. Brain atrophy was assessed by MRI in a subset of 167 individuals.

Results: Higher plasma concentrations of free ω-6 PUFAs (p = 0.042), and, in particular, linoleic acid (p = 0.01), were significantly associated with lower executive function. No significant association existed between ω-3 PUFA concentrations and cognitive functioning. The volume of the frontal lobes was inversely associated with ω-6 PUFAs, whereas ω-3 PUFAs were positively related with temporal lobe volumes. All associations did not withstand correction for multiple comparisons.

Conclusions: Our study suggests subtle effects o

Hi ya'll, I feel like I know the answer but I was hoping you could confirm my suspicion: Is Webflow the platform for me if I want to have a team of content creators creating new pages and customizing the content on them - potentially via symbols - but NOT have the ability to modify the properties of global classes?

Is there ANY way to ensure site stability as you scale a site to a team of semi-knowledgeable content creators?

Here are things I feel like I understand:

- If a user needs to make a new page, they need access to Designer.
- If a user has access to designer, they have COMPLETE access and have the potential to mess with absolutely any piece of the site including header, footer, global classes, etc

Would love to hear what you all think.

Thanks!

[Article] Metabolic, structural and biochemical changes in diabetes and the development of heart failure

URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-021-05637-7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-021-05637-7