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To: Kaslin

Pretty strange. Buildings of the size have to be anchored to bedrock. That said, I wonder if the earthquake proof features are allowing it to shift? Some buildings are designed to sway with counterweighting. Some buildings are actually sitting on ball bearings.


19 posted on 08/02/2016 8:26:21 AM PDT by IamConservative (Hillary walks while 100's of teens get prosecuted for mishandling Miley Cyrus MP3's..)
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To: IamConservative
Pretty strange. Buildings of the size have to be anchored to bedrock.

Ideally, but sometimes not. In theory, depending on the ground, deep enough pilings should provide enough restive force for the weight of the building. Effectively the foundation "floats". Apparently calculations were off on the ground around this building and this one is "sinking".

44 posted on 08/02/2016 9:44:56 AM PDT by Flick Lives (TRIGGER WARNING - Posts may require application of sarcasm filter)
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