engineering disaster

 

 YES, IT IS A 12 STORY BUILDING IN CHINA . LYING ON THE GROUND

    (1) An underground garage was being dug on the south side, to a
    depth of 4.6 meters.

    (2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north side, to a
    height of 10 meters..

    (3) The building experienced uneven lateral pressure from south and
    north.

    (4) This resulted in a lateral pressure of 3,000 tonnes, which was
    greater than what the pilings could tolerate. Thus the building
    toppled over in the southerly direction.

 

    *First, the apartment building was constructed.*

   Then the plan called for an underground garage to be dug out.  The excavated soil was piled up on the other side of

the building.

    *Heavy rains resulted in water seeping into the ground.*

    The building began to tilt. 

The building began to shift and the *_hollow_* concrete pilings were snapped  due to the uneven

lateral pressures

And thus was born the eighth wonder of the world.

    If the buildings were closer together there would also have been a domino effect.

Now that, folks, is a snafu. 

Don’t you feel better now, that these are the folks manufacturing nearly

EVERYTHING we buy and use today? But judge all by one.

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