Comments on: 13-story Building Topples http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/13-story-building-topples/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:33:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pangolin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/13-story-building-topples/comment-page-1/#comment-1798290 Pangolin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:51:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24846#comment-1798290 Considering that the building is intact, the problem isn't in it's design/construction but rather in the substrate it was built upon. It looks like a clear case of soil liquefaction to me. Considering that the building is intact, the problem isn't in it's design/construction but rather in the substrate it was built upon. It looks like a clear case of soil liquefaction to me.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/13-story-building-topples/comment-page-1/#comment-1796440 Christophe Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24846#comment-1796440 They were short on steel apparently... They were short on steel apparently...

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/13-story-building-topples/comment-page-1/#comment-1795422 Alex Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:21:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24846#comment-1795422 The thing is that these apartment buildings are sprouting like mushrooms in China. They have rows upon rows upon rows of them. Someone told me that on average, a building like this one goes up in China every single day. The thing is that these apartment buildings are sprouting like mushrooms in China. They have rows upon rows upon rows of them. Someone told me that on average, a building like this one goes up in China every single day.

]]> By: v.dog http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/13-story-building-topples/comment-page-1/#comment-1794434 v.dog Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:33:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24846#comment-1794434 If that's a photoshop job, they've done their homework. That would be more impressive than the building actually collapsing. I'm guessing the ground subsided, it look very soft there. If that's a photoshop job, they've done their homework. That would be more impressive than the building actually collapsing.

I'm guessing the ground subsided, it look very soft there.

]]> By: phoulx http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/13-story-building-topples/comment-page-1/#comment-1794388 phoulx Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:10:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24846#comment-1794388 The picture link has lots of pictures now. Somehow the thing fell over in practically one piece and all the windows are intact. That's some kind of engineering! (or photoshopping) The picture link has lots of pictures now. Somehow the thing fell over in practically one piece and all the windows are intact.
That's some kind of engineering! (or photoshopping)

]]> By: sadtomato http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/13-story-building-topples/comment-page-1/#comment-1793974 sadtomato Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:08:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24846#comment-1793974 The picture link does not have pictures. The picture link does not have pictures.

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