All of the structural soundness traits were independently evaluated by two experienced scorers using nine-point scales, where one and nine indicated the extreme phenotypes of the traits.
The main aim of this study was to examine the structural soundness and performance of the timber floor structures in Skansen Lejonet.
The current diagnosis considers the bone quantity, as evaluated by bone mineral density assessments, and the clinical risk factors, but cannot take into account the bone quality, defined as the structural soundness of the trabecular arrangement.
The building was not code-compliant, the notice went on to say, and the owner would be required to provide an engineering report documenting the structural soundness of the roof.
Potential investors in commercial real estate recognize that they must look beyond the traditional priority of location and verify factors such as compliance with zoning laws, the structural soundness of buildings, and, most important, compliance with environmental laws.
Choosing to buy a house, for example, involves a series of bets on land prices, interest rates, taxes, job prospects, future planning decisions in the area selected and the structural soundness of the property concerned.
In response, Mr. Richman said he believed that Ms. Grider was referring to an inspection by the department's bureau of housing, which investigates the structural soundness of buildings but does not look for violations of the state fire code.
One prominent monitoring group, the Business Social Compliance Initiative, based in Brussels, has acknowledged that it had approved two of the factories inside Rana Plaza, although it said its inspections did not consider the structural soundness of the building.
It was damaged by years of coal burning; some of the bricks need to be replaced, the foundations need reinforcing and there are doubts about the structural soundness of the four chimneys, which are 103 meters, or 338 feet, tall.
"Rescuing a World-Famous but Fragile House" (front page, Sept. 2), about the reconstruction of Fallingwater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, raises an old question: Shouldn't architects be responsible for the structural soundness of the buildings they design?
