JBI
Registered User
Everyone remember the (hilarious) Chinese apartment building collapse last year? I just got a follow-up on it through my local NYSBOC Chapter.
I wish the pictures and graphics would have pasted in! :x If I can figure out how, I'll post them as well... :roll: Enjoy the text in the meantime...
A big oops!!!!
YES, IT IS A 12 STORY BUILDING IN CHINA . LYING ON THE GROUND.
(1) An underground garage was being dug on the south side, to a
depth of 4.6 meters.
(2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north side, to a
height of 10 meters.
(3) The building experienced uneven lateral pressure from south and
north.
(4) This resulted in a lateral pressure of 3,000 tonnes, which was
greater than what the pilings could tolerate. Thus the building
toppled over in the southerly direction.
*First, the apartment building was constructed.*
Then the plan called for an underground garage to be dug out. The excavated soil was piled up on the other side of the building.
*Heavy rains resulted in water seeping into the ground.*
The building began to tilt.
The building began to shift and the *_hollow_* concrete pilings were snapped due to the uneven lateral pressures
And thus was born the eighth wonder of the world.
If the buildings were closer together there would also have been a domino effect.
Now that, folks, is a snafu.
Don't you feel better now, that these are the folks manufacturing nearly EVERYTHING we buy and use today?
I wish the pictures and graphics would have pasted in! :x If I can figure out how, I'll post them as well... :roll: Enjoy the text in the meantime...
A big oops!!!!
YES, IT IS A 12 STORY BUILDING IN CHINA . LYING ON THE GROUND.
(1) An underground garage was being dug on the south side, to a
depth of 4.6 meters.
(2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north side, to a
height of 10 meters.
(3) The building experienced uneven lateral pressure from south and
north.
(4) This resulted in a lateral pressure of 3,000 tonnes, which was
greater than what the pilings could tolerate. Thus the building
toppled over in the southerly direction.
*First, the apartment building was constructed.*
Then the plan called for an underground garage to be dug out. The excavated soil was piled up on the other side of the building.
*Heavy rains resulted in water seeping into the ground.*
The building began to tilt.
The building began to shift and the *_hollow_* concrete pilings were snapped due to the uneven lateral pressures
And thus was born the eighth wonder of the world.
If the buildings were closer together there would also have been a domino effect.
Now that, folks, is a snafu.
Don't you feel better now, that these are the folks manufacturing nearly EVERYTHING we buy and use today?
