Serviceability limit states refer to how structures perform under normal loads and consider how structures are used. Serviceability looks at deflections, cracks, vibrations, surface deterioration, and corrosion that don't cause collapse but make structures unfit for use. Periodic inspections of existing buildings should be implemented to identify structural defects, distress, material deterioration, overloading, and unauthorized work to avoid disaster and extend a structure's typical 50-year service life through repairs and maintenance. As-built drawings are important for engineers to properly assess structures.