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Quixote1818

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5. The parking garage didn't collapse though. There is video of them under the garage in the past

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Sat Jun 26, 2021, 11:22 AM

Jun 2021

couple of days. If the columns failed just three years after this then just fixing cracks in the concrete would not have been enough. The rebar must have already been totally trashed by water getting in. It would have needed major restructuring repairs on columns etc.

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Inspection raised concerns about a 'major error' in Champlain Tower design, records show [View all] superpatriotman Jun 2021 OP

Lack of proper drainage from the pool gab13by13 Jun 2021 #1

Almost certainly, the collapse was due to a failure of the foundation MineralMan Jun 2021 #2

I don't have a lot of confidence in building codes in Florida. yardwork Jun 2021 #4

We actually have some of the best in the country here obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #6

Aha! Good to know. yardwork Jun 2021 #9

Looking back to the 1980s, they were even more lax then. MineralMan Jun 2021 #7

I think you're right, and it's a global problem. yardwork Jun 2021 #10

It is a global problem. MineralMan Jun 2021 #11

Just Nearby WHITT Jun 2021 #3

The people who bought condos in buildings like that have now MineralMan Jun 2021 #8

The parking garage didn't collapse though. There is video of them under the garage in the past Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #5