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Carpark collapse - Sydney

Carpark collapse - Sydney

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

It looks fairly localized in the photos - like a corner column failed on a small roof - but the article seems to imply issues with tilt walls, etc. and refers to a "beam" that failed.

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

The "beam" shows hanging down in the second photo with an obvious bolted end connection and no bolts that I can see still there. Wish I could enlarge the image.

This is an obvious overloading, from McDonalds and KFC, due to their grease recepticles not being emptied in a timely manner.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

I guess the expression is, "It went down under!"

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

I never park in these things if there is any other option.

Regards,

Mike

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

seems to be more collapses these days

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

Maybe it's just that the world is smaller, newswise. The quality of the reporting certainly hasn't improved.

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

I don't think this one would be due to corrosive de-icing chemicals!

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

You are right about that, ajk1, but don't rule out corrosion. Not very far from the sea, and there may be other corrosive substances involved.

RE: Carpark collapse - Sydney

yeah, steelwork is bad for that. I remember peeling back some cladding at a shopping centre a few years back and the web had almost corroded through. I don't know whether this beam was located in a concealed ceiling of a shopping centre but it gets hot and humid in there. And if the cladding isn't 100% watertight that can accelate the corrosion locally as well.

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