Posted on 06/16/2015 7:50:02 AM PDT by BenLurkin
An apartment balcony near the University of California’s Berkeley campus collapsed early Tuesday, killing five of the 13 people who fell from the fourth-floor structure, the city’s police said.
All five who died in the collapse at the Library Gardens Apartments were Irish citizens and were “for the most part students,” Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said in a radio interview in his country Tuesday.
At least seven others were taken to hospitals with serious injuries after the balcony gave way at about 12:40 a.m., Berkeley police Officer Byron White told CNN.
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Probably right at that limit (dead load?) when you take into consideration the weights for the building materials for the walls, siding, etc., and people sitting around.
Curious as to the live load limit.
Did we not have high density living in large cities 50-75 years ago?
They are now plowing down homes in neighborhoods and replacing one or two houses with 4-6 3-story townhomes/condos. Other blocks are being leveled and what was 1-2 stories is now 4-6 stories, wood construction.
The density is higher than 50 years ago. So is the overall population.
All I can figure is that they were taking a picture.
I know a gal that moved into a new rented condo like you described - all the new fancy features but lousy construction. She called it her Ikea home!
“It looks really cool, but cabinet hinges are already bad, closet door won’t close all the way...”
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