在结构检查中发现的“噩梦”和“奇迹”

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2019年08月08日

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‘Nightmares’ And ‘Miracles’ Spotted During Structural Inspections

在结构检查中发现的“噩梦”和“奇迹”

You might be unpleasantly surprised by what structural inspectors can find in buildings, even the ones that apparently look safe and sound. From faulty foundations and cracked floors to frankly dangerous attempts by home-owners to fix huge flaws, there are some buildings that are simply best to avoid.

你可能会对结构检查员在建筑物中发现的东西感到不愉快和惊讶，甚至是那些看上去安全可靠的建筑物。从有缺陷的地基和开裂的地板，到房主试图修复巨大缺陷的危险尝试，有一些建筑是最好避免的。

The company Alpha Structural, Inc. posts the most jaw-dropping photos from their inspections online. The pictures are often so shocking that it’s a wonder the buildings are still standing, and that nobody got hurt. The number of dangerous things the California-based company spots on a day-to-day basis is mind-boggling, so here are the very best examples.

Alpha Structural, Inc.公司在网上发布的检查照片最令人瞠目结舌。这些照片常常令人震惊，令人惊讶的是这些建筑仍然屹立不倒，没有人受伤。这家总部位于加州的公司每天发现的危险事物之多令人难以置信，所以这里有一些非常好的例子。

Keep scrolling down, upvote what you think are the worst things seen on structural inspections, and share with your friends. And if you’re in the mood for some more architectural weirdness, here’s Bored Panda’s other list of horrible stuff spied during inspections by Alpha Structural, Inc.

继续向下翻阅，投票你认为在结构检查中最糟糕的事情，并与你的朋友分享。如果你想了解更多的建筑奇葩，这里是另一份清单，由Alpha Structural, Inc.在检查期间发现的可怕的东西。

#1

This is an old turntable used for cars back in the day. Some also may call this a Lazy Susan! It was used for cars back in the late 1800's to early 1900's for easy access and movement. Cars back had a bigger turning radius so they had the turntable to help out. The build date and fabrication number was stamped into the center of the steel. You can see that the turntable was built on Dec 11th, 1917. This thing was discovered while doing an earthquake inspection for a large industrial building in DTLA.

这是过去汽车用的旧唱机转盘。也有人把这叫做“懒人苏珊”!早在19世纪晚期到20世纪早期，它就被用于汽车，方便通行和移动。后面的车转弯半径更大，所以他们有转盘帮忙。建造日期和制造编号被印在钢的中心。你可以看到唱机转盘建于1917年12月11日。这个东西是在对DTLA的一座大型工业建筑进行地震检查时发现的。

#2

Image 1: This was a column on a soft-story retrofit project we have in Los Angeles. As you can see, the column has rusted to a point that it has become very brittle and weak. At the time this was discovered, emergency shoring was put into place for additional support. That very same night, the Ridgecrest Earthquake happened. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Ridgecrest, California, some 100 miles away from Los Angeles. Image2: Once we came back to the property the very next day, we noticed the entire column had snapped in half due to the movement from the quake! If we hadn't installed that additional shoring, the unit above may have met the ground...

图1:这是一个关于我们在洛杉矶进行的软层改造项目的专栏。如你所见，这根柱子已经生锈到了非常脆弱的程度。在发现这一点的时候，紧急支撑已经到位，以提供额外的支持。就在同一天晚上，Ridgecrest地震发生了。距离洛杉矶约100英里的加州Ridgecrest发生6.4级地震。

图2:第二天我们回到那栋房子，发现由于地震的移动，整根柱子都断成了两截!如果我们没有安装额外的支撑物，上面的装置可能已经碰到地面了。

#3

This was a retaining wall being held up by a chain...

这是一堵挡土墙，由一根链子支撑着……

#4

The absolute definition of a "DIY" project. This entire crawlspace was filled with tree branch posts, many of which were resting upon rocks and logs. I like to think it's just a person's bad hiding spot in a game of prop hunt. This one will fall some day.

“DIY”项目的绝对定义。整个爬行空间布满了树枝，许多树枝都搭在岩石和木头上。我喜欢认为这只是一个人在道具搜寻游戏中不好的藏身之处。这个总有一天会掉下来。

#5