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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp
or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...fall-over.aspx Where's that plumb bob....? |
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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:19:55 -0800 (PST), the renowned "Denis G."
wrote: http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...fall-over.aspx Where's that plumb bob....? Interesting all that "left over" rebar just lying the http://www.engineering.com/Portals/0...-fall/img9.jpg Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
"Denis G." wrote in message ... http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...fall-over.aspx Where's that plumb bob....? I got bigger turds than those pilings. |
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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
On Dec 25, 8:42*am, Spehro Pefhany
wrote: On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:19:55 -0800 (PST), the renowned "Denis G." wrote: http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...5/articleType/... Where's that plumb bob....? Interesting all that "left over" rebar just lying the http://www.engineering.com/Portals/0...uilding-fall/i... Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." * * * * * * * * * * * * *"The Journey is the reward" * * * * * * Info for manufacturers:http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog *Info for designers: *http://www.speff.com That could have been stockpiled for the underground garage that they were preparing to build. Probably it wouldn’t have mattered, but I'm not sure why they use "hollow pilings.” I can’t imagine that the concrete saved would amount to much money. Maybe Henry Petroski (failure analysis engineer/author) will include a discussion of this incident in a new book. It’s a good sign that China seems to be more open to embarrassing news, but they’re still very far from being an open society. Probably someone will be jailed or shot. |
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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
On Dec 25, 10:42*am, "Steve B" wrote:
"Denis G." wrote in message ... http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...5/articleType/... Where's that plumb bob....? I got bigger turds than those pilings. Yes, but do they have structural rigidity? |
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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
"Denis G." wrote in message ... On Dec 25, 10:42 am, "Steve B" wrote: "Denis G." wrote in message ... http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...5/articleType/... Where's that plumb bob....? I got bigger turds than those pilings. Yes, but do they have structural rigidity? Probably as much as those pilings, looking at some of them. |
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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:19:55 -0800, Denis G. wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...5/articleType/ ArticleView/articleId/410/Ever-see-a-12-story-building-just-fall-over.aspx At least no one was living in it yet (at least one _hopes_ there was no one living in it yet). Anyone want an apartment? It's only seven feet wide, but it's twenty feet high! -- www.wescottdesign.com |
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12-story building in China -- OOPS!
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:53:58 -0600, Tim Wescott
wrote: On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:19:55 -0800, Denis G. wrote: http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolp or http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...5/articleType/ ArticleView/articleId/410/Ever-see-a-12-story-building-just-fall-over.aspx At least no one was living in it yet (at least one _hopes_ there was no one living in it yet). Anyone want an apartment? It's only seven feet wide, but it's twenty feet high! This is about a year old. Look at all the window treatments and blinds already installed - I think they evacuated in time, but it was occupied. Those footings would have been inadequate even without the hole on one side. spoils on the other, and a lot of rain to soften everything up. IMHO a good strong earthquake would have taken it down. Betcha they called in an army of manual laborers and salvaged out all the unbroken windows, then the contents, then took it apart brick by brick, saved all the rebar and crunched the concrete bits into fresh aggregate... -- Bruce -- |
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