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  1. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    Thursday, February 02, 2017 SF Board of Supervisors - Government Audit and Oversight Committee 160975 Hearing - Building Standards in Seismic Safety Zones Video: https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/27042?view_id=10&meta_id=538192&redirect=true Jack Moehle 44:00 mark The Mat...
  2. epoxybot

    It came from the bathroom

    Since most smartphone apps require the ability to 'use your phone data'..., I've decided to park most of the apps on an older phone that gets used for nothing. $25/yr on a prepaid card ought to cover all the junk calls and text. Its like an all-in-one remote.
  3. epoxybot

    Solvent Recovery BAT

    It sounds like you need a 'Scrubber'. You can do a 'search' here on Eng-Tips with over a thousand threads on the subject and 3 FAQs.
  4. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    No, the plywood cushion was a biscuit in the middle of the ring of reinforcing exiting the top of the pile. Once the follower enters the ground, there is no changing out the cushion.
  5. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    The self-described 'whistleblower' is wrong. Yes, plywood cushions were used but the rebar and strands exiting the top of the piles were protected by a 20 foot long follower. I'm sure it was a pain to work with in the muck. Probably why the pile driver went broke.
  6. epoxybot

    Draining a concrete shell swimming pool

    If all there is at the Building Dept. is a basic plan, it was probably filed by the pool contractor. Whose name is on the submittal or filing and does it appear in the state contractor's license board?
  7. epoxybot

    High rise window fail in San Francisco storm

    555 California St. was built in 1969. No doubt it has been reglazed at least once and is probably due for another reglazing.
  8. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    The Millennium Effect or The Leaning Tower of New York City The Real Deal: Nearly all prospective buyers have backed away from a troubled development site near the South Street Seaport, where a still-unfinished condo tower leans slightly to the north. I'm being speculative here, regarding 'The...
  9. epoxybot

    High rise window fail in San Francisco storm

    Without any equivocation, for once, one can actually state, "This is Trump's fault", as 555 California St. is owned in part by the Trump organization & Vornado Realty Trust.
  10. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    Zurich American Insurance Co. has been allowed to exit a lawsuit brought by AIG for $25 million; as part of the Millennium Tower Settlement.
  11. epoxybot

    Earthquake

    Iomcube - The American Petroleum Institute also provides guidance on storage tanks on seimic locations.
  12. epoxybot

    Earthquake

    From the BBC: Turkey earthquake: Why did so many buildings collapse?
  13. epoxybot

    Earthquake

    Truly, it must have felt like Judgement Day had come. https://twitter.com/budisangbasiyo/status/1622966241555017728
  14. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    NBC Bay Area's Jaxon Van Derbeken has a new report concerning the seismic review of the upgraded Millennium Tower. Questions remain...
  15. epoxybot

    Earthquake

    It's really bad.
  16. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    NBC Bay Area's Jaxon Van Derbeken reports on the loading of piles on Mission St. with brief commentary by Harry Poulos, PE.
  17. epoxybot

    Boulder crashes into home, narrowly missing woman

    ‘All I heard was the boom’ Boulder removed from Palolo Valley home amid debate over who’s at fault Google Maps
  18. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    ENR: First Load Transfer a Success at Troubled Millennium Tower in San Francisco
  19. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    Hydraulic Flat Jacks have capacities up to 1000 tons.
  20. epoxybot

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    Millennium Tower Fix to Reverse About Half the Tilting Triggered During Project, Model Predicts Two new reports from NBC Bay Area's Jaxon Van Derbeken.

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