Here’s where it gets tricky….once terracotta breaks technically it no longer meets building code minimum standards. He noted that when it cracks it is somewhat indeterminate whether it is safe/unsafe, and that repair campaigns are challenging because the broken material is never “restored” to the minimum standard and the highest factor of safety when the building was built. He noted that repairs, patching, pinning, etc. are not performance based and that over time they will fail.
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