Post by DuaneT on Jul 16, 2005 0:25:18 GMT -5
To start off this post, please read John Zeger’s comments about Geo-Technical issues surrounding the downtown:
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John Zeger once again is on his unending campaign of fear mongering and it is getting very tiring. What he states above regarding potential Lawson Landing problems is frankly ludicrous. Yes, there are special engineering issues that need to be addressed when building along the waterfront and these types of issues have been faced by engineers all around the world building towers in close proximity to the foreshore. One example is the current construction of the new Vancouver Convention Center. That is being built partly on ground and in the water. Here is a very recent photo of how this is being accomplished:
John Zeger, you see those piles? They are driven deep into the ground and filled with concrete – they provide the stability for the structure above in sea deposits by passing through the soft soil layer to the harder more stable layer. This is just one method of proper Geo-Technical engineering to stabilize buildings in “soft” ground. Maybe you should actually do some research before you start spreading your lies and half-truths. Here is some sites that go into the technical details – please spends some time to education yourself:
Driven Piles – Pre Construction – Soil Stabilization:
www.haywardbaker.com/services/driven_piles.htm
Jacked Piers – Post Construction – Settlement Problems
www.haywardbaker.com/services/jacked_piers.htm
Here is a more technical manual: ( page 2-5 talks about different types of piles )
www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/eng-manuals/em1110-2-2906/basdoc.pdf
Here is some information on deep excavation:
deepexcavation.com/deep.html
Here is more information on underground parking solutions: ( slurry walls )
www.nicholson-rodio.com/services/walls.html
saveparadise.proboards26.com/index.cgi?board=megaproject&action=display&thread=1120857411
John Zeger once again is on his unending campaign of fear mongering and it is getting very tiring. What he states above regarding potential Lawson Landing problems is frankly ludicrous. Yes, there are special engineering issues that need to be addressed when building along the waterfront and these types of issues have been faced by engineers all around the world building towers in close proximity to the foreshore. One example is the current construction of the new Vancouver Convention Center. That is being built partly on ground and in the water. Here is a very recent photo of how this is being accomplished:
John Zeger, you see those piles? They are driven deep into the ground and filled with concrete – they provide the stability for the structure above in sea deposits by passing through the soft soil layer to the harder more stable layer. This is just one method of proper Geo-Technical engineering to stabilize buildings in “soft” ground. Maybe you should actually do some research before you start spreading your lies and half-truths. Here is some sites that go into the technical details – please spends some time to education yourself:
Driven Piles – Pre Construction – Soil Stabilization:
www.haywardbaker.com/services/driven_piles.htm
Jacked Piers – Post Construction – Settlement Problems
www.haywardbaker.com/services/jacked_piers.htm
Here is a more technical manual: ( page 2-5 talks about different types of piles )
www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/eng-manuals/em1110-2-2906/basdoc.pdf
Here is some information on deep excavation:
deepexcavation.com/deep.html
Here is more information on underground parking solutions: ( slurry walls )
www.nicholson-rodio.com/services/walls.html