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Miami Condo Collapse
- Thread starter r32
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Surfside Condo Was Sinking for Years, and So Are Other Miami Structures, Says FIU Prof
The Champlain Towers condo building had been sinking at a steady rate for years, according to research from Florida International University.
Construction short cuts? The news reported the contractor didn’t “waterproof” the concrete and chunks have been falling off the structure for months in addition to the ‘creaking’ noises the structure was making. The City of Miami inspectors last report (this year?) was the building was in “good condition.”
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apologies in advance for posting in bad taste...
germans...
i NEVER wanted to live in tall building!
in nyc the towers are built on bedrock, and the construction codes/oversight are pretty stringent... but still...
germans...
i NEVER wanted to live in tall building!
in nyc the towers are built on bedrock, and the construction codes/oversight are pretty stringent... but still...
432 park ave. nyc - my vision of scary hell...
www.432parkavenue.com
432 Park Avenue Condominiums
432 Park Avenue's luxury condominium building is the tallest residential tower in the hemisphere. Immediate occupancy.
urk.....
www.dezeen.com
at least they can all afford to never have to ride on the subway....
Floods and winds plague residents of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue
Residents of Rafael Viñoly-designed supertall skinny skyscraper 432 Park Avenue weather "catastrophic" floods and getting trapped in the lifts in high wind.
www.dezeen.com
at least they can all afford to never have to ride on the subway....
nicht.
look up “flying buttress”
also, fecal face would not like that answer.
he’s trying to keep us safe from mob concrete...
I'd imagine too if it was sinking unevenly that could put major stress on the structure. Columns that didn't sink as much now supporting way more than they were designed for.
Speaking of Notre Dame.....check out all the old buildings in this vid....and compare the building technology to that of today's.
Weird huh....built with horse and buggy tech w/o power tools.....
Many are still standing in all their former glory....
And where are all the people in some of the city wide pans?
Bay Area
pink - built on modern landfill
aqua - built on marshes
USGS liquefaction hazard
red - very high hazard
orange - high
yellow - moderate
green - low
no color - very low
pink - built on modern landfill
aqua - built on marshes
USGS liquefaction hazard
red - very high hazard
orange - high
yellow - moderate
green - low
no color - very low
nothing burgerBay Area
pink - built on modern landfill
aqua - built on marshes
USGS liquefaction hazard
red - very high hazard
orange - high
yellow - moderate
green - low
no color - very low
After sinking 18 inches, SF's Millennium Tower finally has a fix
San Francisco's beleaguered Millennium Tower is still sinking, but a fix is finally on...
There's gotta be hundreds or even thousands of similar buildings in the area. A lot of people's butts now puckering every time a door slams or floor squeaks.
it was a jewish attack on christianity. was there nearly a year after and it didn't look like they made much progress, probably another few more years before it's close to being finished
Liquefaction you say?Bay Area
pink - built on modern landfill
aqua - built on marshes
USGS liquefaction hazard
red - very high hazard
orange - high
yellow - moderate
green - low
no color - very low
Any evidence of that on a massive scale in the past?
Or...just basement windows....
Sorry for the semi-hijack.....
My father spent his career as a project manager building, demoing and rebuilding similar sized concrete buildings. Just talked to him about it and he told me that what stands out to him is the amount of bare rebar he sees in the photos and videos of the rubble. He explained to me that when you implode or demo a building like that you expect the concrete to cling to the rebar. He said that the amount of bare rebar suggests to him that the rebar had bonding issues when the concrete was poured or corrosion issues in the salt air environment over time.