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(991 posts) Sat Jun 26, 2021, 04:50 AM Jun 2021

Engineer Warned of 'Major Structural Damage' at Florida Condo Complex [View all]

Source: The New York Times

Three years before the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex near Miami, a consultant found alarming evidence of “major structural damage” to the concrete slab below the pool deck and “abundant” cracking and crumbling of the columns, beams and walls of the parking garage under the 13-story building.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/miami-building-collapse-investigation.html

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Engineer Warned of 'Major Structural Damage' at Florida Condo Complex [View all] Jetheels Jun 2021 OP

Please don't tell me... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #1

If this is a representation of how bad it was, the building should have been condemned and Vinca Jun 2021 #8

Yeah, if it wasn't for liberals and their need for regulations, we would all be free. 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #20

I assume you were not being serious. speak easy Jun 2021 #9

I was absolutely serious, but I don't really expect... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #13

The 'broken slab' is a patio. speak easy Jun 2021 #15

Ah! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #17

Here's another pic, within the parking garage... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #40

Maybe it broke from the weight of the building collapse? NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #42

Thank you! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #43

NO. The slab you see was the TOP of the condos oneshooter Jun 2021 #56

That's not what I was referencing. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #58

A story about one of the occupants struck me as illuminating. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #57

Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #59

How awful for her family. wnylib Jun 2021 #61

That must be why. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #69

Sounds like criminal negligence causing multiple deaths. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2021 #2

Against who? The inspecting engineer for not focusing on the severity of the problem but calling it 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #21

No, the engineer seems like a good guy, but your statement does 180 on headline. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2021 #24

Its is the article that reflects the engineer calling the damage, "minor." 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #26

Sorry, but major structural damage of the nature called out is not minor paleotn Jun 2021 #49

The article's quote says SOME of the damage is minor. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #44

Residents probably didn't want to pay for the needed "multi-million dollar" concrete repairs till it sop Jun 2021 #3

The assessment for repairs was $100,000+ Ritabert Jun 2021 #5

And there it is. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2021 #48

Question NJCher Jun 2021 #6

Of course. Business conducted at every meeting is recorded, usually by Association officers. sop Jun 2021 #19

Thanks NJCher Jun 2021 #33

Wouldn't the records of meetings wnylib Jun 2021 #63

Condo association records would be stored in a number of different locations. sop Jun 2021 #65

Interesting. So much extra expense and wnylib Jun 2021 #67

Repairs were contracted to begin. 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #22

The repairs were finally mandated by the county's 40-year re-certification program. sop Jun 2021 #30

The article's quote says SOME of the damage was minor. n/t NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #45

Winner, winner chicken dinner. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #60

Have no idea if this is a possibility, gab13by13 Jun 2021 #4

This whole area is prone to seawater encroachment Ritabert Jun 2021 #7

Sinkholes everywhere too BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #10

Interesting map Ritabert Jun 2021 #18

What you expect, Florida was and still is a SWAMP! Smackdown2019 Jun 2021 #25

A carbonate platform.... paleotn Jun 2021 #50

Could increasing assault of king tides and sea level rise contributed to Miami condo collapse? BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #11

I lived in a 30-year old, 12-story condo that a problem with the concrete balconies NCjack Jun 2021 #12

And they inspected it why? twodogsbarking Jun 2021 #14

WaPo: Before condo collapse, rising seas have long pressured Miami coastal properties BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #16

Yes to all of the story text pasted above. But do we all recognize that the cartoon is TeamProg Jun 2021 #47

Check this one out ... BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #51

"Endless Bummer" TeamProg Jun 2021 #52

So what will be done about the tens of thousands of other ocean front buildings 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #23

I'd even NJCher Jun 2021 #66

Vroom, vroom sheilahi Jun 2021 #27

Building management was probably making too much money Dopers_Greed Jun 2021 #28

No, according to the link, they were "this close" to starting repairs on structural issues. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #31

Happens too much... Maxheader Jun 2021 #29

I thought the owners ARE the tenants. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #32

Some person or entity could have purchased a block of condos littlemissmartypants Jun 2021 #34

I read somewhere that the building was considered more "middle-class" than the others. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #46

Remember the legal term "inherent vice and latent defects." It will come up often in this collapse. sop Jun 2021 #68

"caused by years of exposure to the corrosive salt air along the South Florida coast" BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #35

Odd, I'd read that the parking structure was across Collins Ave. Warpy Jun 2021 #36

not underground.. parking is ground level under the raised building... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #38

Well. So much for MontanaMama Jun 2021 #37

I read an article that blamed gab13by13 Jun 2021 #39

My friend who is a structural engineer redstatebluegirl Jun 2021 #41

Who knew? BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #53

Surfside condominium collapse may be a result of sea-level rise. BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #54

Found on Reddit, the Structural Field Survey Report... Jetheels Jun 2021 #55

People complained that the ground floor parking was always full of puddles, even when the weather Warpy Jun 2021 #62

I don't know... myohmy2 Jun 2021 #64