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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNow, I'm not a structural engineer or anything, but...
... doesn't it look suspiciously like this building wasn't being built on a "foundation" of any sort?
http://gizmodo.com/5304233/entire-new-13+story-building-tips-over-in-shanghai/
bluesbassman
(19,358 posts)Basically they formed up a slab (no footings) poured it, and built right on top of the slab. Looks like the Chinese used the same technique. Only difference is that I've never seen one over one story. That structure is crazy! I guess those pipes were supposed to be some sort of piling type of support, but obviously they were woefully inadequate.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)are supposed to be 10 to 20 m long, flared, concrete filled, for buildings on flat ground and no more than 3 or 4 storeys.
applegrove
(118,462 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)"Fail loud and early"
I will grant that they did that...
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)hunter
(38,301 posts)The foundation on the other hand....
Hmmm.... what to do with the other buildings in the group. I wouldn't want to live there.
jmowreader
(50,528 posts)There are two more identical buildings standing right next to it.
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)You try standing with no rest for that long...