Report Photos Anamosa Middle School Photos taken: January 4, 2010

Broken floor joist in floor of room 37 viewed

from room 27. Note the split bridging member
nailed below the joist split. This bridging member
transferred load to the bottom of the joist from the
adjacent deflected joists with knots, and the load
to the bottom of the joist split the joist in shear.

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Knot near mid span in joist adjacent to broken
joist.

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Knot near mid span in joist adjacent to broken
joist.

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Knot near mid span in joist adjacent to broken
joist.

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One inch of deflection in the floor of room 37 at
the location of the joists with knots.

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Deteriorating conditions of mortar surface in room
17 below the exterior windows.

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Deteriorating brick face in store room beside the
lunch room.

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Diagonal cracks in the north face of the northeast
corner of the building. Room 37 is at the top,
room 27 below. This is an indication of
“settlement”, likely due to minor degradation of
the masonry materials below.

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Cracks in the south wall of the Middle School.
This pattern indicates minor movements, likely
due to thermal changes, that are introducing
movement capability to the floor system.
Additional tensile stresses introduced into the
floor system can reduce the flexural capacity of
the floor, which is already marginal at 40.2 psf.

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