Surfside collapse may have begun in building’s lower reaches “The building remains safe and is in no danger of collapse.”
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“The structural upgrade currently underway at the tower is intended to prevent further settlement, and recover some of the building’s tilt, rather than to repair damage or provide strengthening,” Hamburger said in the statement. The original foundation was built into deep sand and experts determined that nearby projects and a process known as dewatering had weakened the soil under the sinking tower. The retrofit, announced in October following years of lawsuits, hearings and accusations, will finally anchor the building to the bedrock. The piles will then be tied to the existing foundation, he said.
“I can state with confidence that settlements experienced by Millennium Tower have not compromised its stability and safety.”Ī $100 million fix, set to be completed next year, involves the installation of piles into the bedrock of downtown San Francisco beneath the building, according to Millennium spokesman Doug Elmets. “Millennium Tower was designed to stringent earthquake resistance standards and is a much tougher form of construction than typical buildings in Florida, which are not required to be designed for earthquake resistance,” he added. Susan Walsh/APīiden reprises role as consoler-in-chief during South Florida visit Ron DeSantis, Thursday, July 1, 2021, on the collapsed condo tower in Surfside. President Joe Biden attends a briefing in Miami Beach, Fla., with Florida Gov. “The collapse of the residential building in Surfside … was tragic, but it is far too early to speculate about what caused that disaster – and any potential comparisons with Millennium Tower would be reckless and premature,” Hamburger said. Hamburger, who has monitored the settlements of the Millennium Tower and evaluated their effect on the structure since 2014, told CNN in a statement that the building was designed for earthquake resistance, remains safe and is not at risk of collapse. Millennium engineer: Surfside comparisons ‘reckless and premature’ He represented about 100 Millennium Tower residents who reached a mediated settlement in 2020 with developers and others to a lawsuit claiming their property values plummeted with news of the sinking. “When you have a high rise that collapses and you had a situation in San Francisco – we had a high rise that was sinking and tilting – it affects people’s peace of mind,” said attorney Niall McCarthy. Now, amid reports suggesting the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South more than 3,000 miles away in Surfside, Florida, began in the building’s lower reaches, questions are being raised about the Bay Area tower’s structural integrity. Scientist Petar Marinkovic who analyzed the data for the ESA said Monday it shows the Millennium Tower sunk 40 to 45 millimetres over a recent one-year period.A family of four, a 60-year love story, a young man with muscular dystrophy: What we know about the collapse victimsīut, since it opened, the hulking blue-gray tower has sunk 18 inches into the soft downtown soil on which it was built – and it’s tilting, according to the Millennium’s current engineer, Ronald Hamburger. SAN FRANCISCO - The European Space Agency has released satellite data that shows the 58-story Millennium Tower in San Francisco’s is continuing to sink at a steady rate - and perhaps faster than previously known. The colour scale ranges from 40 mm a year away from radar (red) to 40 mm a year towards radar (blue). The colored dots represent targets observed by the radar. The European Space Agency has released satellite data that shows the skyscraper in San Francisco's financial district continuing to sink at a steady rate, and perhaps faster than previously known. 24, 2016, shows the Millennium Tower in San Francisco on the base of modified Copernicus Sentinel satellite data. 1 minute read The image provided by the European Space Agency ESA on Thursday, Nov.
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