Damn. I cannot imagine the horror of being asleep or chilling in my living room and suddenly the building collapses. This is something that happens in 3rd world countries, not here.
Miami building collapse
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That and that fact it's built on a barrier island that has been slowly sinking.
Looks an awful lot like the “collapse” of building 7.
Prayers up for the innocent victims of this horrible incident.
Prayers up for the innocent victims of this horrible incident.
This. 100% this. Sink holes develop in Florida all the time. The whole thing hardly constitutes "land" so much as "shifting sand on a salt dome."
And this is far from the first Florida building or home to be lost by a suddenly appearing sink hole in the last 100 years.
Its going to happen a hell of a lot more too with sea levels rising and Miami being the wetland cesspool it is.
ya there's a couple things coming out on complaints about potential structural issues and nothing being done. People might end up in jail over this one (well, any pretty much any other country anyway)
So awful this had to happen. My grandfather was an architect in Manhattan for most of his career until mandatory retirement at 65. He then moved with my grandmother down to Florida in the early 70s and opened up his own little firm from his house. He did various designs for businesses on the Atlantic coast up into the 1990s and used to get so upset at the awful construction practices he witnessed going on.
I read the report and honestly MC is probably fortunate enough not to get involved with that mess. A lot of superficial weather damage, but the focus will be on page 7 and 8. That is the structural discoveries. The building was not built to spec or design by architect or engineer. I see liability on owners for gross maintenance neglect.
agreed, that’s what I was referring to
Is there no bed rock under that island? We have a condo in Gulf Shores built around the same time and its foundation goes down to the bed rock.
Last week the Navy did a blast study to test the durability of new carriers. It registered as a 3.9 earthquake in Florida. Wonder if this had anything to help it along.
I've seen it was a 100 miles offshore but not sure what area. What a mess that would be if that was the case.
I've seen it was a 100 miles offshore but not sure what area. What a mess that would be if that was the case.
I'm sure somewhere under there. The newer big stuff they pound pilings in till they hit it.
Epoxy coated rebar rusts from the inside out
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Isn't it limestone in SFla?
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A pinhole manufacturing defect or a scratch that may occur during handling or placement at a construction site will cause an epoxy coated rebar to degrade rapidly. Epoxy coated rebar has been banned in the province of Quebec. Other provinces in Canada and many U.S. States have initiated studies re-evaluating its use.
My captain from work is there. He has a search dog. Said it’s absolutely insane there. Pics do it no justice. He will be deployed for the next 7 days.
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MMFX rebar and galvanized rebar are now being used in FL. I don’t think they used either back in 81.
The earliest I remember seeing it is 88/89 I never worked as far south as Miami/ Dade though.
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I should clarify this type of rebar is used primarily in the balconies.
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