In San Francisco, a Sinking Skyscraper and a Deepening Dispute

Re:In San Francisco, a Sinking Skyscraper and a Deepening Di... by kator on Sunday September 25, 2016 @08:05AM (#12574974)

During hurricane Sandy I lived directly across from the Chase building in the financial district. The motion of the Chase building made me sea sick looking at how much it swayed in the wind. You could see the window shades flying back and forth, some office chairs moving around. The displacement was obvious with the naked eye, it reminded me of palm trees at the beach during high winds.

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Re:In San Francisco, a Sinking Skyscraper and a Deepening Di... by graaben on Sunday September 25, 2016 @09:44AM (#12575273)

I worked in that building in 2012, and when we got back into the office later that week there were huge cracks running down the drywall from ceiling to floor.

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Re:In San Francisco, a Sinking Skyscraper and a Deepening Di... by wdr1 on Sunday September 25, 2016 @02:03PM (#12576451)

Swaying is not necessarily indicative of a problem. The Sears Tower has a fair bit of sway as well. The general idea is "bend, don't break" and allow some give in high winds.

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