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News on tilt
Video shows the moment apartment building sinks by one floor in Taipei
- Sep, 07, 2023
- Other Geotechnical Deep Excavations News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Footage has emerged showing an apartment building in Taipei, Taiwan, sinking by one floor into the ground on the evening of Thursday, September 7. Furthermore, reports were made to the Taipei City G...
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Functional requirements of foundation structures
- Apr, 12, 2019
- Other News Underground Structures Settlements Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Even if a foundation structure meets all the strength requirements, it should also satisfy another condition which is called serviceability. Serviceability refers to the conditions under which a bu...
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Leaning tower of Pisa has become slightly straighter
The leaning tower of Pisa, located in Italy, is now stable and according to a recent report, its tilt is reduced by 4 centimeters. The construction of the Tower began in 1172 and was completed 199...
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Video: Building under construction in South Korea tilts 5 times more than the tower of Pisa
- May, 19, 2014
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction
- Asan, South Korea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A seven-storey building under construction in the city of Asan, in South Korea tilted unexpectedly by an angle of 20 degrees, which is five times more than the inclination of the leaning tower of Pisa...
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Tower of Pisa losing its tilt
According to an annual report on the monument’s stability, the leaning Tower of Pisa has straightened up by an inch (2.5cm), due to stabilization efforts of the period between 1990 and 2001. The fi...
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