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Re:In 1930, the 22M-pound Indiana Bell building was rotated ... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:15AM (#35628443)
And 25 years earlier in 1905, 6000 ton Calvin Hall was moved on the Iowa campus in a similar way. It was a well-understood technique by 1930.
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Re:In 1930, the 22M-pound Indiana Bell building was rotated ... by mrguyorama on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:02PM (#35630575)
Probably had a bunch of domain knowledge left over from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago
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