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To: wagglebee

wonder how deep the foundation will go


28 posted on 12/11/2004 9:25:50 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead (I believe in American Exceptionalism! Do you?)
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To: Texas_Jarhead
typically on tall buildings, they start the foundation on bedrock.
41 posted on 12/11/2004 9:51:24 PM PST by Boiling point (If God had not meant for man to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat!)
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To: Texas_Jarhead

As deep as they can pound sand...

< / willing to help them with that task >


82 posted on 12/11/2004 11:57:59 PM PST by ChefKeith (Life is GREAT with CoCo..........NASCAR...everything else is just a game!(Except War & Love))
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To: Texas_Jarhead

The Empire State Building's foundation is very deep. IF I remember correctly it is about 1/3. However it was built in the 1930s. Technology and materials are very different today. So, to answer your question, I do not know.


105 posted on 12/12/2004 1:43:24 AM PST by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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