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> "The Millennium’s engineers anchored the building over a thick concrete slab with piles driven roughly 80 feet into dense sand. "To cut costs, Millennium did
by SeanDav 10y ago
> "The Millennium’s engineers anchored the building over a thick concrete slab with piles driven roughly 80 feet into dense sand. "To cut costs, Millennium did not drill piles to bedrock,"...
They built a skyscraper, on sand, in an earthquake zone!!! What the heck were they thinking?
Consider me completely unsurprised that the building is sinking and tilting.
- raverbashing 10y ago> They built a skyscraper, on sand, in an earthquake zone!!! What the heck were they thinking? My guess is that they were thinking of something that starts with "pro" and ends with "fit" I mean, Tokyo is earthquake zone, but it's not unsupported sandy soil