Posted on 12/24/2018 7:23:03 AM PST by DFG
Thousands of people living near Sydney's Olympic Park are facing an uncertain Christmas Eve after residents of a newly opened apartment building reported unsettling noises, generating fears of a possible collapse and prompting evacuations Monday.
Emergency responders were called to the Opal Tower on the city's west side across the street from the site of the 2000 Sydney Olympics after residents reported hearing "cracking noises" during the morning, New South Wales Police said in a statement.
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sounds more like settling noises to me.
Best to stay in nothing more than two stories tall.
The key thing here is that it’s only been ‘open’ for about a hundred days. I watched some fire safety interviews on this from Sydney, and they hinted that it’ll be at least ten days before a real assessment can be released. A 1 to 2 cm lean has been detected since the noise.
San Francisco has this problem with its Millennium Tower.
It’s sunk several inches.
It’s built on fill land in the bay.
If there’s an earthquake, what happens if it collapses (and falls into other buildings, as well)?
But, California will still have its high speed rail!
So, the question now becomes what was there before the new building.
Didn’t the architect for the Leaning Tower of Pisa say something like he skimped a little on the foundation but didn’t think anyone wouldn’t notice.
/s
California will still have it’s high speed taxes.
Heads = Design failure.
Tails = Chinese steel.
Poor quality steel from China. A totally preventable manufacturing flaw.
I am just guessing at this point but research hydrogen embrittlement for yourself.
Interesting Reddit thread....
https://www.reddit.com/r/sydney/comments/a91wit/opal_tower_structural_damage_sydney_olympic_park/
Here in California they would still rent something out.
OOOPS!
Were too many people all on the same side of the building? /s
There was a 4.0 magnitude earthquake near Sydney back in Sept. 2018. Not a daily occurrence, but it could be a factor.
https://earthquaketrack.com/p/australia/recent
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