Failure of the structure
When did it fail? : 2009 The building toppled over
Reasons for failure:
They didn't have a strong foundation:
Investigators found out that the workers had built an underground garage on one side of the building but on the other side of the building the dirt/earth was piled there 10 meters high.
The workers ignored this fact on continued working
The Lotus Riverside
The Lotus Riverside
Located:
Shaghai, China
Built:
2003
Collapsed:
June 2009
Purpose:
Residential apartement
Units:
629, 489 sold.
Killed:
1 worker
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http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/media/688/20090715-Colapso%20en%20Shanghai.pdf
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2009/06/29/shanghai-building-collapses-nearly-intact/
Engineering lessons
There wasn't much to be learn. All they said was next time they will be more attentive to what they are doing.
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