Texas Hi-rise To Be Demolished After 16-in of Settlement

September 23, 2009 rockman Failures Comments Off on Texas Hi-rise To Be Demolished After 16-in of Settlement
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padre-tower A partially completed luxury condominium development on South Padre Island on the Texas Gulf Coast is slated for demolition after it has settled by 14 to 16-in, more than double the settlement of the attached parking garage. The developer, Ocean Tower LP is seeking $125 million in damages from the geotechnical engineering and structural engineering firms. They determined repairs were not “economically feasible” and a lawyer for Ocean Tower LP estimated the developer had invested about $65 million in the project.  Source: NY Times via ASCE SmartBrief.

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Drilled Shaft Rig Topples in Austin, Texas [Video]

March 2, 2010 rockman Failures Comments Off on Drilled Shaft Rig Topples in Austin, Texas [Video]

Excavator mounted drilled shaft rig topples over in Austin, Texas An excavator mounted drill rig drilling shafts as part of a project to pass utilities under I-35 near 51st Street toppled over while trying to move in soft, rain soaked soil. The Austin Fire Department was able to extract the operator from the cab and he was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, a minor miracle. I’m not sure what the purpose of the drilled shafts were for. Since the project was for some kind of utility pipe jacking under the freeway, I’m speculating it was drilling holes for temporary shoring for the jacking pit or something along those lines. I’m sure OSHA will be looking into the incident. Video news story after the break. (Photo from Austin KXAN.com).

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