Structural engineers consider a lot of factors that seem extremely unlikely or negligible such as snow accumulation and even braking forces from vehicles. This parking garage that collapsed in Ottawa was most likely due to poor maintenance as we can see piles of snow shoveled off to corners. This level of snow accumulation is unreasonable for engineers to design for as it’s unlikely to occur naturally and shouldn’t be maintained in this way. Engineers to however design for structures to fail slo

Sushila Karki's Visit to Civil Service Hospital Kathmandu