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The tentative repair "plan will include bolting steel plates onto both sides of the girder to reinforce it."

Still there remains the question of inherent building design problems:

"But, Dhalwala said it’s important to consider the potential for fractures in the design itself. The building code doesn’t mandate a complete fracture analyses, though it does address some conditions as part of the design specifications. For large buildings, especially ones in earthquake-prone zones, fracture analysis is even more important, he said."