[BITList] World wonders: Building in China

[John Feltham]

> And these are the people who tender .... and get .... contracts in Australia
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> Anyone who bought an apartment here sure has a problem. 
> Talk about a collapsed  market! 
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> YES,  IT'S An ENTIRE 13-STORY BUILDING IN CHINA LYING ON THE GROUND. 
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> (1)  An underground garage was being dug on the south 
> side of the building,  to a depth of 4.6 metres (15 ft). 
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> (2) The excavated  dirt was being piled up on the north 
> side of the building,  to a height of 10 metres (32 ft). 
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> (3) They dug right  up to the base of the building. 
> Then the rains  came.
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> (4) The building experienced uneven lateral  pressure 
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> (5) This  resulted in a lateral pressure of 3,000 tonnes, 
> which was greater than  what the un-reinforced pilings 
> could tolerate. Thus,  the building toppled completely 
> over in a southerly  direction.
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> *First,  the apartment building was constructed.* 
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> 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.
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> *Heavy  rains resulted in water seeping into the  ground.*
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> The  building began to tilt. Then it  began to shift, and the 
> "hollow" concrete  pilings were snapped due to the uneven 
> lateral  pressures.
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> And  thus was born the eighth wonder of the world. 
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> If  these buildings were closer together, 
> it would have resulted  in a domino effect.
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> Notice  that there's NO rebar in the pilings!
> Just some wire  mesh.
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> They  built 13 stories on  grade,  with no  basement, 
> and tied it all down  to hollow pilings  with no  rebar. 
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> One more product "BUILDINGS MADE IN  CHINA" to be avoided.
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