According to Williams, the Millennium Tower was originally designed as a much-lighter steel high-rise. When the design changed to 58-floors of heavy concrete, he believes the foundation became inadequate.
“They must’ve decided to either risk it or convince themselves that it would work for the much-heavier building. But clearly, they pushed it past its limits,” said Williams.
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If this is true, it is an outrageous building change. No structural engineer to review? the city inspectional service didn’t notice a change like this? Criminal.
One needs a structural engineer to sign-off on removing a wall in a kitchen and sizing a support beam in a house. that a change of this significance was made to a skyscraper without a structural review is beyond belief.
—”skyscraper without a structural review is beyond belief.”
And I for one think it is a BS charge.
In the early design phase, before any geotechnical reports, simply a concept and always low budget. And nothing more.
A genius attorney spinning BS.