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Pick Another View:
Schematic |
Building On Buried Stilts |
First, the apartment building was constructed.
Schematic: Weight Stress |
Then the plan called for an underground garage to be dug out to a depth of 15-feet. The excavated soil was piled up on the other side of the building to a height of 32-feet.
Schematic: Rain Stress |
Heavy rains resulted in water seeping into the ground.
Schematic: Failure |
The building began to tilt. Then it began to shift, and the "hollow" concrete pilings were snapped due to the uneven lateral pressures.
Failed: Top View |
The building came crashing down. Clear view of the stars from your balcony.
Failed: Side View |
Actually, a 360-degree view from your balcony.
Severed |
Not a whole lot of rebar going on here.
Neighborhood |
If these buildings were closer together, it would have resulted in a domino effect.
