Alistair Riddell wrote:

On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Tim Downie wrote:

Hmm.. how would you fix this?

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/1.jpg

It looks like the wooden beams were just glued into the metal parts without
any through-bolting. Given their differences in expansion coefficients,
seems a bit dodgy to me. What would have happened if one of the joints at
the top had given way?

I get a 404 not found at that URL.

You aren't perhaps talking about the Scottish "Parliament" are you?!

It certainly sounds like that. I was amazed when I saw the photos - I had
assumed that the beams would be held by more than just their tapered shape,
and glue, but there was no sign of a bolt.