The Miami condo collapse is a reminder of America's artificial land problem

Re:The Miami condo collapse is a reminder of America's artif... by saltedonion on Friday June 25, 2021 @05:06PM (#27636282)

It’s probably more likely that salt air corroded the steel rebars. This is a known issue.

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Re:The Miami condo collapse is a reminder of America's artif... by tomarr on Friday June 25, 2021 @05:09PM (#27636313)

Is it? Spalling is usually noticed a lot more, you would probably see some yielding or signs of progressive collapse first.

The pictures I have seen make foundational failure look more likely.

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Re:The Miami condo collapse is a reminder of America's artif... by saltedonion on Friday June 25, 2021 @06:48PM (#27637197)

Talks about it in this article

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