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This still happens today still with post-tensioned buildings - they have to replace all of the structural cabling: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fla
by buildbot 4y ago
This still happens today still with post-tensioned buildings - they have to replace all of the structural cabling: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/flaws-in-doomed-high-rise-flew-under-the-citys-radar/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/flaws-in-doomed-hi...
"And while the city’s planning department considers itself a “safety net,” it never picked up on the fact that the “post-tensioning” cables had not been inspected to ensure they were sealed properly. Further, the private inspection firm hired to monitor the construction said the city never required that the cable waterproofing be checked."
- chx 4y agoAh but see that's post tensioned and weather proofing. The Pécs high rise pretensioned cables were eaten by the very building material they used to seal the gaps between the concrete panels.