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Partial collapse of 12 storey apartment building in Miami Beach:
Was built in 1981. Not much information as yet.
Building profile:
Was built in 1981. Not much information as yet.
Building profile:
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Cohen said he raised concerns years ago about whether nearby construction might be causing damage to the building after seeing cracked pavers on the pool deck.
Teguci said:I think its important to recognize that the reason for our attention on this disaster is due mostly to the lessons that we, as engineers, learn from failures. A failure that occurs suddenly 40 years after a building's construction, especially if it was properly detailed and built, is something to be identified and corrected for the sake of the rest of our buildings' catalog.
LittleInch said:Just a question for the SE types here, but has there been any change or increase in live load or dead load for parking structures due to the fact that cars seem to get bigger and heavier with every decade?