Inspectorjoe Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Entire New 13-Story Building Tips Over in Shanghai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 That happened in 2009, so not to worry. They wouldn't make that mistake again. [:-graduat The date of that story is in the header. Dan Nosowitz on Gizmodo Architecture 6/30/09 1:30am They poured a few concrete piers and started building without any real engineering for the foundation. Big rush to create housing for factory workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Foundation? It didn't even look like it had a foundation. All in all, it stayed amazingly intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier inspector Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Can you imagine what's going through the minds of the residents of the other buildings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 They worry about it. A lot. I know some people in a village where a building went over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 As I recall, there was a guy on a lower floor doing punch-out. He survived. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Joe, I posted a bunch of hi-res photos of that building a few years ago. They should be easy to find with a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Yeah, I didn't realize the story was four years old when I posted it. That's one incredibly skinny building. Not much margin for error with an engineering screwup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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