Supports holding the ceiling together were separating, and an engineer warned the trustees that the ceiling could collapse within three years.
The engineer who had designed the 1975/76 strengthening work had only recently warned that the tower was "severely compromised".
In 1998, a state judge ordered all the remains removed after engineers warned that the hill would eventually collapse as wood in the debris decomposed.
The current state of repair might not protect the city from another serious storm, the engineers warned.
The chief engineer, Brady must have warned him about the fuel situation.
For nearly two decades, engineers warned in a series of reports that the Williamsburg Bridge approaches were decaying.
During the planning of the road, as early as 2003, some engineers had warned that the thin pavement would be inadequate for heavy truck traffic.
Scientists and engineers who study the shuttle have warned in the past that a plasma breach could be catastrophic.
The firm concluded that the recirculation pump was safe to use for 18 months longer, but the engineers warned that this could change rapidly.
A lone civil engineer warned in 1971 that the river would eventually lose all its sand, he said, "but no one listened."