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So about 2 inches. Is that enough to cause a collapse? I don't know enough to answer this question, but I would hope that buildings are engineered to handle a
by colordrops 5y ago
So about 2 inches. Is that enough to cause a collapse? I don't know enough to answer this question, but I would hope that buildings are engineered to handle at least a couple inches of sinking. My house in the hills has 2-3 inch variations after 70 years of existence, but admittedly it's not a high rise building.
- mellow-lake-day 5y agoIt may have contributed to it but in this case the bigger problem was an error in the construction of the building: > In 2018, an inspection performed by the engineering firm Morabito Consultants showed a "major error" in the construction of the pool deck, whereby the waterproofing layer was not sloped. Water that collected on the waterproofing remained until it could evaporate. Over the years, the concrete slabs below the pool deck had been severely damaged by this water. The report noted the waterproofing below the pool deck was beyond its useful life and needed to be completely removed and replaced. > On June 30, WLS-TV in Chicago publicized a bystander's video of water pouring into the parking garage from above near its entrance, and apparent concrete rubble lying on the floor, apparently taken at 1:18 a.m., seven minutes before the north-central portion of the building collapsed. From here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse#Possible_causes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse#...
- pram 5y agoWow that video is crazy https://abc7chicago.com/florida-collapse-video-miami-condo-tiktok-before-collpase-champlain-tower-south/10847025/ https://abc7chicago.com/florida-collapse-video-miami-condo-t...
- cma 5y agoIf the whole building sank that much there might have also been bigger variations.