South Florida building collapse

MaineLonghorn
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:27:47 +0000

Thanks for posting the article. Wow, sounds like really crappy concrete and poor reinforcing steel detailing. I’ve detailed long-span prestressed concrete bridges and it is challenging - sometimes the design engineer shows way too much steel for the room available. The design drawings tend not to be drawn to scale, and it’s the detailer’s job to let the engineer know if stuff won’t fit properly.

Usually concrete strength is tested during construction, but maybe that didn’t happen in this case. Ugh. It’s very upsetting to me.