Whole 13 floor building keels over (2009)
A 13 floor building just topples over and seems intact.
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Member • Dec 13, 2013
Sir, I read this article(accident) some 2 years back. The main reason behind this accident is soil disturbance.A.V.RamaniA 13 floor building just topples over and seems intact.
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Very near(adjacent) to this building another site was started. They dig the soil to construct the underground car parking. During the period of digging there was a heavy rain, the pit was fill with water and it loosen the near by soil. So, the shear failure was happened.Are you sure? This action cannot be undone. -
Member • Dec 13, 2013
That is right. However, the point is that the foundation should have taken care of that. I am a bit surprised that the structure as a whole seems to hold together even after falling. Which seems to mean that the building has structural integrity.Are you sure? This action cannot be undone.