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Spartan5 said:It’s paraphrased, here:
AtomixPro said:This is interesting. Video of deck failure visible through the north parking entrance. All prior to the full on building collapse.
JimmyP80 said:the slab-column joint's are a universal issue
NOLAScience said:I don't use TikTok. Ask him/her when this video was taken and if there is any other video.
I am wondering about the source for the dripping water, among other things.
TheGreenLama (Structural) 30 Jun 21 20:12 said:don't those numbers painted on the columns indicate parking stalls?
warrenslo said:I think the roof work + additional stone/tile/marble within units + HVAC equipment + aging of the building contributed.
jrs87 said:The additional loading of the heavy flooring and countertops can be estimated easily. In the 80's it was all shag and Formica. Many of the balconies had tile added which to me is not ever a good idea.
bradw1128 said:Do we know what the actual design loads were and how they compare with modern-day assumptions?
smaarch said:the posts in defense of a profession instead of finding the problem
Sym P. le (Mechanical)30 Jun 21 20:41 said:Broken column
spsalso said:I am looking at, in photos, the rebar at the top of the columns. I am not impressed. Imagine if there had been some horizontal pieces 12' long running through that joint. Would it then have failed?
I wonder how many people really think this is a case? Boards for associations like this in many cases are purely politically motivated, the people who are elected have very little if any knowledge of construction, codes, etc. Especially with the building being this close to the ocean I'm sure many people were not concerned seeing water in the garage, it might have only concern them because they were getting their $500 shoes wet.NOLAscience said:To me, the inspections do not absolve the board of responsibility for allowing standing water in the garage without getting to the root cause of that in the very early years. You don't need an inspector to tell you that standing water that only leaves by evaporation is going to cause all sorts of problems.