Most structural failures we get called in to investigate had warning signs for years before anyone acted on them. A structural health assessment can help identify these early warning signs—a rust stain here, a hairline crack there, a column that always looked “a bit off” but never quite bad enough to escalate. None of these are dramatic on their own. Together, over time, they're usually the story. You don't need a metallurgy degree to notice most of these signs. You need to k