The Fight to Fix the Tilting Millennium Tower

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This 197-metre skyscraper in San Francisco is leaning over.
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@liamdiedericks5846
@liamdiedericks5846 2 роки тому
I love these skyscraper videos it's very informative and very interesting to watch. The B1M is the best
@isaacsrandomvideos667
@isaacsrandomvideos667 2 роки тому
Surprisingly there’s no bots on the pinned comment.. usually one videos this popular there is. Maybe I’ve finally found a bit free place! 😂
@teguhilhami5894
@teguhilhami5894 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN💜💜💜💟💟💜💜💜💜💟💟
@tuxido4913
@tuxido4913 2 роки тому
@@teguhilhami5894 HELL YEAHHHH LEAN💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@zycklacon9588
@zycklacon9588 2 роки тому
@@tuxido4913 LEAN BITCH LEANNNNN 💜💜💜💜💜
@EternalResonance
@EternalResonance 2 роки тому
on top of the building Have a counter weight at the opposite side of the lean
@tayzonday
@tayzonday 2 роки тому
How much extra would it have cost to dig the original foundation piles down to the depth of the proposed new ones?
@dziltener
@dziltener 2 роки тому
I wondered exactly the same. But it sure is way less than this correction costs now...
@theofficialczex1708
@theofficialczex1708 2 роки тому
Is that Tay Zonday?! I love you. I did not expect to see you here.
@gibuz
@gibuz 2 роки тому
zonday deez nuts
@DlcEnergy
@DlcEnergy 2 роки тому
The original foundation was chocolate rain. Some foundations stay dry and others feel the pain.
@massimobrando1877
@massimobrando1877 2 роки тому
4 million dollars…
@Saladicious_
@Saladicious_ 2 роки тому
LEAN BUILDING💜💜💜
@envyjuice2020
@envyjuice2020 2 роки тому
Bro I fucking new there was gonna be at least one comment like this 😭😭😭😭
@notfood5720
@notfood5720 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN TOWER ♑️☦️☪️👾🕎🍆☂️☂️🌂🆔🍆👿😈👿😈😈😈👿👿🟪🟪🟪🟣🟪🟣🟪🟪🟣🟪♒️🕉♓️☪️♎️🔯♌️🕎♌️💟♍️☮️🆔🔯♐️🕎♏️🕎♊️☸️♋️☸️♎️🕎♍️☯️♋️✝️
@Red.Dots.
@Red.Dots. 2 роки тому
🥤
@jacktheripper5661
@jacktheripper5661 2 роки тому
🤣🤣
@jeffdope5602
@jeffdope5602 2 роки тому
Imagine drinking lean in a leaning building
@Atner8
@Atner8 2 роки тому
It amazes me that all skyscrapers don’t have foundation into bedrock. I would have thought that was a necessity for something that massive that might stand for 100+ years.
@ehombane
@ehombane Рік тому
Actually, being separated from bedrock, offers some protection in case of earthquake. And having really deep foundations, makes them perfectly safe. But yes, big changes in water content of the soil is a big issue. It happens even at houses. in Netherlands it happens that a whole village is ruined because of gas extraction. And is gas not water. Here, is that particular case of pumping water without considering the consequences. Still, Is curious why none of the other buildings were affected. What amazes me, is they thought to drill a lot of holes in a soil that is anyway under a lot of tension, and prone to compaction. They should have considered digging one, secure the pile, and then continue one by one, adding strength gradually, while not damaging too much the integrity of the soil. Or simply push the pile into the soil adding some more compaction helping a little till reached the bedrock.
@stillwill2215
@stillwill2215 Рік тому
Uh, that won;t be standing next year.
@HeadNtheClouds
@HeadNtheClouds Рік тому
Have you made a bowel movement today? 💩🐻
@ehombane
@ehombane Рік тому
@@HeadNtheClouds Not yet. Why are you asking? Need some material to process?
@johnhansen702
@johnhansen702 Рік тому
The Shell building in New Orleans is built on concrete pilings that go down 260 feet without hitting bedrock.
@nugs1182
@nugs1182 2 роки тому
60 CMS OF LEANN? I LOVE LEAN 💜💜💜💜
@soppierfob3720
@soppierfob3720 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN 💜
@mikek5633
@mikek5633 2 роки тому
Just remember one thing : "Product of the year" awards were also given to Asbestos back in the 70's !!!
@REDnBLACKnRED
@REDnBLACKnRED 2 роки тому
Lmao, love this comment. This should be a popular idiom around the world!
@slinkerdeer
@slinkerdeer 2 роки тому
Keywords "of the year" Times change, in case you didnt know
@heraclitus6100
@heraclitus6100 2 роки тому
@@slinkerdeer go be pedantic somewhere else.
@robjsmiles
@robjsmiles 2 роки тому
Well times do change, the point is that things which weren't fully understood were applauded without investigating the risks
@WartHuntr
@WartHuntr 2 роки тому
Hitler also got man of the year in the 30s
@ibadurrohmanmusthofa7619
@ibadurrohmanmusthofa7619 2 роки тому
LEAN BUILDING 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜
@VideoGameHaven
@VideoGameHaven 2 роки тому
With how many times Kiryu, his buddies, and his enemies fight in/on the damn thing, I'm not surprised its tilted and sinking. Surprised the damn thing is still standing, in all honesty.
@MrGanjie
@MrGanjie 2 роки тому
Solid reference
@BenetteG
@BenetteG 2 роки тому
Chairman Sera should have used that 10 billion yen to fix the tower instead of letting it be stolen by Jingu's ex-wife.
@aadarshbalireddy2939
@aadarshbalireddy2939 Рік тому
Came looking for this haha
@Toroportd
@Toroportd 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@jealousofmypuddin
@jealousofmypuddin 2 роки тому
I live in the Bay Area, have worked in the City for years, and virtually everyone knows most of the financial district is built upon landfill going back to the Gold Rush era. It’s wild to me that any new structure being built there isn’t anchored into the bedrock. Like, we’re overdue for our next “big one”…
@letsburn00
@letsburn00 2 роки тому
I was in San Fran and went on the free tours that they give there. The first thing they explained was that half the district was built on a spot where ships basically got beached and turned into a semi floating city. It was wild when we got to a spot after walking ages away from the ocean and they said "this spot is where the actual land should start."
@jaex9617
@jaex9617 2 роки тому
Dumbassery and greed are a potent combination.
@hovawartfreunde4599
@hovawartfreunde4599 2 роки тому
@@jaex9617 reminds me of Grenfell tower. Please be careful.
@tuvelat7302
@tuvelat7302 2 роки тому
Yep. It's in a zone where they expect liquefaction to occur in a quake. I don't care to think what will happen to a leaning, sinking building in such a case.
@nallid7357
@nallid7357 2 роки тому
@@hovawartfreunde4599 Regulation varies state to state, so blame the state for this one, not the other 49.
@thewalrusaurus
@thewalrusaurus 2 роки тому
its crazy to me that a 200m tall structure wouldn't have been secured to the bedrock in the first place.
@hamamudo3011
@hamamudo3011 2 роки тому
Still baffle me
@MikeJones-rk1un
@MikeJones-rk1un 2 роки тому
It's a "pay me now or pay me later" thing.
@dantheman3022
@dantheman3022 2 роки тому
I dont think you really understand what bedrock is. It is not one giant immovable rock and it doesnt really have a noticable start point. Its not a black and white issue.
@seanl1089
@seanl1089 2 роки тому
@@dantheman3022 it's a layer of earth that harder and therefore more stable to put tall skyscrapers on.
@tylerdurden4006
@tylerdurden4006 2 роки тому
It's crazy to me that americans think they are smart and know how to build things properly. Ask those families in miami...oh wait...
@davidsand6461
@davidsand6461 2 роки тому
💜💜💜 I LOVE LEAN 💜💜💜
@monoskill4059
@monoskill4059 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN💜💜💜💜💜💜
@matt007
@matt007 2 роки тому
I remember a similar issue with a condo in Seattle. They tore it down and rebuilt it. That will probably be the end result with this one too.
@amhianderson2935
@amhianderson2935 2 роки тому
Agreed!!! I say tear it down as well! Start over. America has to stop being a reactive country and start becoming a Proactive one! Why risk losing lives on a structure that can be fixed/rebuilt?
@Kronos0999
@Kronos0999 2 роки тому
@@KaiBurley That's just fact and the truth. If you didn't think that, you'd be inviting hobos into your house because they'd be safer there than outside freezing in the streets. You can virtue signal all you want, but the truth, in the end, is that unless something affects us personally, we don't care.
@carlosv5516
@carlosv5516 2 роки тому
@@KaiBurley It baffles me why people like you thinks that we don't care about people lives or that something is the American way. It is same in every countries, there are buildings/houses that were built using cheap materials, or not properly built.
@duhaneyparkclassics7484
@duhaneyparkclassics7484 2 роки тому
when i heard the 500 million figure that was my first thought.
@broneetube
@broneetube 2 роки тому
That building was torn down for a different reason. The post tension cables weren't sealed properly and were corroding. The building wasn't leaning, but instead the risk was floors collapsing.
@MikMoen
@MikMoen 2 роки тому
"It's safe." "It's safe." "It's still safe." "It's safe." News: "The Millennium Tower has collapsed."
@isaacsrandomvideos667
@isaacsrandomvideos667 2 роки тому
Yep about right
@Subvaries
@Subvaries 2 роки тому
This is so much money involved here, no one is going to come out and say it isn't safe lol. Granted people aren't that stupid. Most have moved out, and the value of those condos has plummeted.
@mynameisgladiator1933
@mynameisgladiator1933 2 роки тому
I'd buy your condo there for cheap. They're going to solve this problem and everyone who buys now will be very happy when the values skyrocket.
@dig-i-talj1m475
@dig-i-talj1m475 2 роки тому
They'll blame the Russians I'm sure
@Laneous14
@Laneous14 2 роки тому
It would be a perfect metaphor for San Francisco itself.
@josephjoyce2760
@josephjoyce2760 2 роки тому
LEANN!!!!!!!!?!???!??!!!?!!??!?
@MrFerngarcia
@MrFerngarcia 2 роки тому
I remember a similar issue on the Mandalay Bay tower tilting in Las Vegas. They discovered it when the windows wouldn't fit because the openings were not square. It got fixed with micro piles.
@MolhoBarbecue
@MolhoBarbecue 2 роки тому
In Brazil, there’s a city that has a large quantity of tilted buildings, due to soil compression and stress on foundations. The city is called Santos, and if you ever look at the pictures (specially if taken from the shoreline) the leaning buildings are quite noticeable, even by walking on the streets you’ll notice how much they sunk. The funny thing is that a lot of people live in those buildings and don’t seem to care that much, some owners try to correct the tilt by leveling the floor using a thin layer of concrete.
@MicahPotts
@MicahPotts 2 роки тому
Wow I just looked that up that's crazy!
@DeanStephen
@DeanStephen 2 роки тому
Lord save us! Someone will eventually pour one foot too much concrete and bring their building down on everyone, all for the want of a level bathtub.
@tommydong8070
@tommydong8070 2 роки тому
@@DeanStephen Lord needs to save you for not thinking and reread before posting.
@xBINARYGODx
@xBINARYGODx 2 роки тому
@@DeanStephen its called regulation - save your self, first by voting better.
@Malc664
@Malc664 2 роки тому
@@tommydong8070 What are you on about? The point is the building doesn't need more weight.
@MrEricSir
@MrEricSir 2 роки тому
A couple of small not addressed in the video: 1. The original construction was supposed to be steel, not concrete. The change in materials made it a much heavier building than the foundation was intended to support. 2. Millennium Tower is built on land that was once part of the bay but was filled in during the mid to late 1800's. This type of land is tricky to build on in areas with earthquakes, even for much smaller structures.
@CannabisTechLife
@CannabisTechLife 2 роки тому
Others can correct me if i'm wrong, but point 2 was addressed at the end of the video by stating other countries around the world build on landfill as well. The main issue was they didn't go down to the bedrock like most other skyscrapers around it have done. (Like the Salesforce Tower).
@thevikingbear2343
@thevikingbear2343 2 роки тому
The huge tower next to it sitting there doing its own thing is proof that you can build massive structures on that land.
@tommydong8070
@tommydong8070 2 роки тому
@@thevikingbear2343 That is the Salesforce building.
@williamerazo3921
@williamerazo3921 2 роки тому
So there were idiots
@williamerazo3921
@williamerazo3921 2 роки тому
@@CannabisTechLife Mexico builds on landfill built they don’t go build huge towers because of the earthquake
@RobinCould
@RobinCould 2 роки тому
LEAN 😈😈😈💜💜💜
@ErdemTipix
@ErdemTipix 2 роки тому
Lean 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@dinowzzo
@dinowzzo 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEEAAANN 💜💜💜
@hades9244
@hades9244 2 роки тому
LEAN???! 💜💜💜💜
@kimberlyperrotis8962
@kimberlyperrotis8962 2 роки тому
I hadn’t seen those photos of the concrete spalling before, that almost worries me more than anything else. It’s much worse than that at the recently collapsed Champlain Tower South.
@donaldstanfield8862
@donaldstanfield8862 2 роки тому
😳
@legendarygary2744
@legendarygary2744 2 роки тому
That was exactly what I was thinking! Lean is one thing, but water damage/crumbling like that is alarming.
@NathanielClay
@NathanielClay 2 роки тому
Especially when they showed the water damaged crumbling concrete in the bottom basement
@californiamade5608
@californiamade5608 2 роки тому
Sure I could see your concern. But the structures you’re comparing are no where near the same. Millennium Tower, despite some damage, does have a stronger core and is taller than Champlain. The structural integrity is stronger in Millennium Tower.
@trevorskates94
@trevorskates94 2 роки тому
@@californiamade5608 Just because it's bigger doesn't mean it's stronger.
@user-zt3kz6nr8w
@user-zt3kz6nr8w 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN 😈😈😈💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@audividarian845
@audividarian845 2 роки тому
LEAN 💜💜💜💜💜
@scottkirby5016
@scottkirby5016 2 роки тому
one major issue you skipped. the lean was spotted in 2011 before the transit centre even started digging. Also the height and weight of this building (being both tall and concrete, a first of that combo in the area) is far outside of the norm yet they didn't go to the bedrock even when that is common for most towers anyway. so instead it will cost 20-50 times the cost to put a pile to that depth now than during construction. I personally expect a it to be written off as the lawyer and repair costs spiral to more than the building is worth.
@bobv8219
@bobv8219 2 роки тому
The building was leaning during construction in 2007/08 . I was working on the new construction.
@lamario
@lamario 2 роки тому
That's crazy! Why would you try to make such a large tower and not utilize bedrock from the offset? I don't understand how this was allowed to happen.
@kkirill4633
@kkirill4633 2 роки тому
LEAN
@jaex9617
@jaex9617 2 роки тому
Amazing how people will repeatedly cheap out short-term and pay a big price later. I'd rather do it right than do it over, but hey, what do I know? 🙄
@Patrick3183
@Patrick3183 2 роки тому
Why not just tear it down???
@wxquik8668
@wxquik8668 2 роки тому
LEAN?!?!?!??! I LOVE LEAN
@droid1738
@droid1738 2 роки тому
Lean 💜💜💜💜💜
@philrabe910
@philrabe910 9 місяців тому
I was in the City when they were putting in the steel for the Salesforce tower. Amazing amount of rebar! A bit of a side note, the hole they dug under the new transit hub is intended to be the terminus of the high speed rail line up from LA- the one that only exists in the Central Valley... Which might happen some day...
@GoCoyote
@GoCoyote 2 роки тому
The Building Integrity channel did a very good job of explaining the causes of this towers flawed foundation system. While the construction of the transit center may have contributed to the issue, the buildings foundation design is to blame. The bay area is well known for the layers of silt and clay that underlay many areas. Where the tower was built used to be under bay water until filled in. I believe the builders wanted the city of San Fransisco to pick up the 5 million dollar tab for setting pilings all the way to bedrock, so went the cheaper route when the city refused. Now they are spending more than that just in lawyers fees.
@JonMartinYXD
@JonMartinYXD 2 роки тому
Building Integrity is a fantastic channel. His series on the Champlain Towers South collapse was accessible, educational, and gripping.
@GoCoyote
@GoCoyote 2 роки тому
@@JonMartinYXD That is how I discovered him. My brother is an engineer, and likes his work. He released a Millennium Tower vid a little while ago that makes a lot of sense to me, as it matches all of my bay area experience.
@Hossak
@Hossak 2 роки тому
From my understanding, it would have cost another 20 million in the original construction if they drilled the support pillars to the bedrock but they figured they would save the money...................
@tuvelat7302
@tuvelat7302 2 роки тому
@@Hossak The last figure I heard was $4 million to go to bedrock.
@tuvelat7302
@tuvelat7302 2 роки тому
Yes! I found that channel shortly after Champlain Tower South disaster. I'm looking forward to his further videos on Millenium Tower.
@aazxcasd
@aazxcasd 2 роки тому
LEAN TOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@icy535
@icy535 2 роки тому
LEAN 💜💜💜
@missynorris2055
@missynorris2055 Рік тому
When the tower opened in 2009, (1:38 m/s) everything was not fine. The expert panel, commissioned by then mayor, Edwin Lee & his 301 Mission Seismic Safety Committee, concluded that the deformation of the mat foundation occurred before 2009. The project's Geotechnical Engineering Firm had issued its second settlement forecast. Further, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority installed over a hundred crack monitoring gauges in the basement of the tower BEFORE the City issued the projects Certificate of Final Completion.
@MarjaMariachi
@MarjaMariachi 2 роки тому
The cracking basement/parking walls are freaking me out. The house I grew up in had a full basement that wasn't built properly, so when it rained, water would come down the front wall of the house and seep through the underground wall, flooding the basement. You'd hear these loud, scary creaks and noises. It also had a concrete carport that butted up to the front door, and about five years in, the slab sank 12-14 inches. I was so happy the day we moved out!
@jakeg3126
@jakeg3126 2 роки тому
Are you freaking out from this video? Or do you live there?
@MarjaMariachi
@MarjaMariachi 2 роки тому
@@jakeg3126 Freaking out from the video; I don't live there. Footage reminded me of my old house.
@Torturephile
@Torturephile 2 роки тому
Is that house still standing? Wonder what condition is it in currently.
@blairmacdonald9632
@blairmacdonald9632 2 роки тому
I've chatted recently about this tower with my uncle who's a retired professor of civil engineering with a specialty in seismic activity. He didn't have a very high opinion of the engineer in charge of the fix and thinks they should have used the same technique that was used to secure the leaning tower of Pisa.
@Professor-Scientist
@Professor-Scientist 2 роки тому
Let me know what you think down below in the comments section 👇
@thomasr1051
@thomasr1051 2 роки тому
what did they do for the tower of pisa?
@lewisdoherty7621
@lewisdoherty7621 2 роки тому
@@thomasr1051 I was thinking the same thing. They drilled under the piles and pulled material out from under the high side, so that would sink faster than the low side and it worked.
@handysantoso5789
@handysantoso5789 2 роки тому
In other word, Professor MacDonald didn't have a very high opinion of Ron Hamburger...
@kylewolfe_
@kylewolfe_ 2 роки тому
@@handysantoso5789 Brilliant
@DR_DINGLENUT
@DR_DINGLENUT 2 роки тому
Residents in the building in Miami that collapsed found cracks, water seeping through concrete and missing pieces of concrete as well before it collapsed
@terrazasvictim5441
@terrazasvictim5441 8 місяців тому
Exactly! I live near the surfside tower and their concrete spawling wasn’t anywhere near as bad as this tower. The surfside residents were also told their building was safe. Ron Hamburger should end up in jail when this building eventually collapses.
@gribbler1695
@gribbler1695 Рік тому
The plan for using 18 piles to bedrock is nearly complete. 6 piles are finished, the remaining 12 are also in but need tie bars fitted. The lean is now 29 inches (74 cm).
@johnelliott8630
@johnelliott8630 9 місяців тому
So it only has 26 cm to go before the lean becomes 1 meter and the elevators and plumbing stop working?
@californiamade5608
@californiamade5608 2 роки тому
I am from San Francisco. I watched millennium tower get built as the “new kid on the block”. She was a beautiful tower and still is. It changed the entire look and feel of that area in downtown San Francisco. But for today, nobody would notice.. it’s surrounded by much taller new towers including the city’s’ tallest. Salesforce Tower. It broke my heart when I heard it was sinking. That was about 7 years ago now. It’s crazy how much the city has allowed it to sink. The elevator shafts are over 1.25 inches from the building. Which makes it illegal under California standard building code requirements. I’m surprised they have red tagged it and taken it down by now. They really must want to save this skyscraper as it was such a huge investment to San Francisco. The destruction would be horrific if this thing came down. The street below, Fremont, is constantly busy. Then there’s the brand new billion dollar Salesforce Bus Terminal with a public park right on top. Children that play at that park. And those who live / work in the neighboring towers. A catastrophe waiting to happen. So sad. I hope they can fix it, and fast!
@Kronos0999
@Kronos0999 2 роки тому
I'm more surprised people willingly go live in San Fran these days. Eugh. Such a trash city. Second only to Chicago and LA.
@californiamade5608
@californiamade5608 2 роки тому
@@Kronos0999 I disagree. This area of downtown is actually fairly clean. The park is beautiful and closes at 8pm everyday. Very little to no homeless on the streets below. This was one of my favorite parts of San Francisco before I moved to Bakersfield. (Cheaper housing, not because I didn’t like SF) I love San Francisco but it’s too expensive.
@Kronos0999
@Kronos0999 2 роки тому
@@californiamade5608 I can't deal with them and their rainbow warrior mindset. Rather than those fake, pretentious people, I'd rather go to a southern state.
@tobz1693
@tobz1693 2 роки тому
@@Kronos0999 true
@ExtremeSquared
@ExtremeSquared 2 роки тому
​@@Kronos0999 The thing about California population centers is that they are close to beaches. Sure, the people who live there may be the worst, but you don't really need to interact with that many people to visit a California beach and have a good time.
@ragtag369_
@ragtag369_ 2 роки тому
60 Lean😈💜💜💜
@oleksandrbyelyenko435
@oleksandrbyelyenko435 Рік тому
In my hometown of Odesa, Ukraine we have a luxurious neighborhood Arcadia with around 40 buildings with hight differential between 16 and 25 stories, packed closely together on a small piece of land that is basically clay and sand. So people have concerns that all the neighborhood will collapse on itself. And actually there are cracks on the ground already.
@dre90n16
@dre90n16 2 роки тому
60 cm LEAN💜💜💜
@sedatealth103
@sedatealth103 2 роки тому
LEAN ???????
@sedatealth103
@sedatealth103 2 роки тому
💜💜💜💜💜💜
@shoarmapapa476
@shoarmapapa476 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN 💕
@iota2260
@iota2260 2 роки тому
Lmao
@vfauni5764
@vfauni5764 2 роки тому
💜😍😍💜💜😍💜😍💜💜💜
@killman369547
@killman369547 2 роки тому
That concrete spalling damage sent a chill down my spine. Those walls have lost pretty much all of their integrity.
@tylerdurden4006
@tylerdurden4006 2 роки тому
Don't tell that to americans, they would have no idea what you mean.
@nicholasstachelrodt1668
@nicholasstachelrodt1668 2 роки тому
@@tylerdurden4006 durrr murica dumb wut koncrete?
@darken3150
@darken3150 2 роки тому
@@tylerdurden4006 We dont care what you Canadians think
@thebaddestogre-3698
@thebaddestogre-3698 2 роки тому
@@tylerdurden4006 like the smell of your own flatulence ey buddy?
@unsubme2157
@unsubme2157 2 роки тому
@@thebaddestogre-3698 you dont?
@LMays-cu2hp
@LMays-cu2hp 7 місяців тому
Thank you for sharing this situation.
@kevincinnamontoast3669
@kevincinnamontoast3669 2 роки тому
It'll be fine. The building won awards!
@XX-gy7ue
@XX-gy7ue 2 роки тому
WHO WOULD WANT TO RIDE OUT A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE WHILE BEING IN , OR NEAR , THIS BADLY BUILT BUILDING !
@ethanol1586
@ethanol1586 2 роки тому
I thought people learned not to build big heavy buildings on soft material with the leaning tower of Pisa. I live not too far from San Francisco and it's been interesting to see this story develop
@PROVOCATEURSK
@PROVOCATEURSK 2 роки тому
Evil people will do anything for moniez.
@uh-huh------
@uh-huh------ 2 роки тому
I love lean 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@QbiKz
@QbiKz 2 роки тому
@@PROVOCATEURSK evil? Why do you think they're evil? 😂
@sauce4335
@sauce4335 2 роки тому
They knew the ground was soft, but had only estimated the tower to sink 10cm over the course of its entire life. So they kind of learned but not quite
@arandomcommenter412
@arandomcommenter412 Рік тому
@@QbiKz Stupid, not evil.
@someonewhohadadream8578
@someonewhohadadream8578 2 роки тому
💜💜LEAN💜💜
@mrmyorky5634
@mrmyorky5634 Рік тому
Skyscrapers have always been an awe inspiring achievement, but the race to build taller and heavier is now resulting in an increasing number of them showing signs of subsidence. Has the old saying 'Onward and Upward' finally reached it's sell by date?
@ThitutUhthalye
@ThitutUhthalye 2 роки тому
This subject is dramatic, but the presentation brings it into another level. I am on the edge throughout the whole video! Incredible job on the B1M team!
@rogervonschleusingen4603
@rogervonschleusingen4603 2 роки тому
ME TWO !!!. I WAS AT THE EDGE OF MY CHAIR IN MY SEAT OF MY PANTS THE WHOLE TIME, TO THE POINT IM TRAUMATIZED.....FOR LIFE !!
@Infrared73
@Infrared73 2 роки тому
I'm not sure this building is a great example of "how robust the engineering of modern megaprojects really is". Given the awards that were given to this building suggests more rubber stamping is going around. I'm sure there will be lessons learned of course.
@cplcabs
@cplcabs 2 роки тому
Seems to be a great example of US engineering, what with the buildings, dams and bridges collapsing regularly
@arandomcommenter412
@arandomcommenter412 Рік тому
@@cplcabs Built to last not included
@MrManfly
@MrManfly Рік тому
Me thinks Ron has Hamburger for brains!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🙄
@cplcabs
@cplcabs Рік тому
@@arandomcommenter412 😂
@johnnymahsrow7704
@johnnymahsrow7704 Рік тому
A beautiful building with nice views of San Francisco and the Bay Area. With that said one large earthquake could bring it down. That would worry me a lot with it leaning so much.
@jijikalash2311
@jijikalash2311 2 роки тому
We love lean 💜💜💜
@billhayward1585
@billhayward1585 2 роки тому
Every episode of the B1M makes me appreciate living in the country.
@asdf3568
@asdf3568 2 роки тому
Perfectly safe they said. I wouldn't wanna live in it
@carlos.a.vcarvajal6119
@carlos.a.vcarvajal6119 11 місяців тому
Gran trabajo. Muy descriptivo y completo...No se si podría dormir tranquilamente allí...Gracias por compartirlo....
@andrewbennett7756
@andrewbennett7756 10 місяців тому
The old blame routine perfect ❤❤❤
@santabakure6264
@santabakure6264 2 роки тому
💜💜💜I LOVE LEAN💜💜💜
@henriqueelias
@henriqueelias Рік тому
B1M should do a video regarding the several leaning buildings of Santos, Brazil
@garryferrington811
@garryferrington811 Рік тому
Hey, that was some great planning.
@maxis2k
@maxis2k 2 роки тому
My mom used to work in a 23 story building (on the 22nd story). Every time I went up there and looked out the window, it seemed like the building was tilting down. I just chalked it up to my fear of falling or an optical illusion. I mean, the building didn't fall, right? Well, now I really wonder...maybe it was leaning. It was the second oldest 20+ story building in the city and the elevators were constantly stalling...
@snq8068
@snq8068 2 роки тому
Bring a level next time you visit and check, or put small ball on the floor, if ball roll, maybe building is tilt, if ball roll fast, maybe its biig problem :)
@JL-pc2eh
@JL-pc2eh 2 роки тому
@@snq8068 or the floor is uneven which is more likely^^ hanging a weight on a rope and checking if it is parallel to the buidling would propably be the best solution
@WorldofMine4
@WorldofMine4 2 роки тому
Being a civil engineering student myself, this story makes me very uncomfortable. What a nightmare!
@calholli
@calholli 2 роки тому
Think about the investors.. They are screwed either way. Because even if it gets fully fixed, the reputation will still follow it and the prices will be effected heavily. smh. A nightmare for sure.
@Kronos0999
@Kronos0999 2 роки тому
Engineers. Really can't breath for 5 seconds without screaming that they wasted 4 years of their life, lol.
@DoiInthanon1897
@DoiInthanon1897 2 роки тому
Me as well, and yes, this does give me a heightened sense of anxiety. A reminder of how much is at stake with our occupation 😅
@thatdude123
@thatdude123 2 роки тому
@@Kronos0999 They didn't waste 4 years of their life.
@Kronos0999
@Kronos0999 2 роки тому
@@thatdude123 Yes. Yes, you did.
@jf8070
@jf8070 2 роки тому
DA LEAN MONSTER 😈😈😈
@ditkacigar89ify
@ditkacigar89ify Рік тому
It's astonishing how skyscrapers a century old seemed to have been better planned and built
@thesergiorevengeshow
@thesergiorevengeshow 9 місяців тому
modernity means shortcutting to increase profits
@retired3437
@retired3437 9 місяців тому
Do you remember when the Empire State Building was hit by a B25 bomber it did not budge an inch, yes they were built better.
@justsah24
@justsah24 2 роки тому
That building has been a menace ever since it’s completion 😅
@hidesertroamer
@hidesertroamer 2 роки тому
Very informative and beautifully done video. Always top shelf with B1M.
@badsterftw7585
@badsterftw7585 9 місяців тому
I am interested to know if there is any progress or update on this tower. Did the 18 beams go through and fix the issue? Please do a follow-up video on this. Thx!
@argoneonoble
@argoneonoble 9 місяців тому
No. The building hasn't been fixed. The first fix was abandoned because it started to lean more by just prepping the building to do the fix. There's constant construction around it.
@GH-oi2jf
@GH-oi2jf 8 місяців тому
As of late June 2023, the 18 additional piles have been placed in bedrock, have been fully loaded at one million lbs each, and the progress of the leaning to the west has been arrested.
@fucctheberg
@fucctheberg 2 роки тому
I 💜 LEAN😩😩😩😩😩😋😋😋😋😋💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜!!!!!!!!!!
@mikeifyouplease
@mikeifyouplease 2 роки тому
Your panoramic scan in the first two seconds is quite impressive. I wish it were longer. I've lived in San Francisco for thirty years.
@aquamanGR
@aquamanGR 2 роки тому
The images from the basement/garage are absolutely scary. That kind of damage in such a short time...I would not want to spend even 1 night in that building. "The building remains safe" he says...yes, but it won't remain safe for long if this keeps up. And the cost to stabilize the situation could be half a billion?! How much to just build them another?!
@sclarin2
@sclarin2 2 роки тому
It will remain safe until it collapses
@roroflowazoro
@roroflowazoro 5 місяців тому
​@@sclarin2ohh that's great lmfao
@Fedorusmaximus
@Fedorusmaximus 7 місяців тому
Thanks
@Mars.95
@Mars.95 2 роки тому
That music was so dramatic, I though they were going to say if they can't fix it it will fall over but......the elevators will stop working! *DRAMATIC MUSIC*
@DavidGonzalez-zg5ux
@DavidGonzalez-zg5ux 2 роки тому
It's insane that the support structure was not dug down into the bedrock in the first place
@PROVOCATEURSK
@PROVOCATEURSK 2 роки тому
Capitalists don´t have enough money or care for human lives, duh.
@augustussever5134
@augustussever5134 2 роки тому
@@PROVOCATEURSK ok calm down commie...
@anonymousanonym450
@anonymousanonym450 2 роки тому
@@PROVOCATEURSK what
@tuvelat7302
@tuvelat7302 2 роки тому
@@PROVOCATEURSK Greed is a factor. But greed is a factor regardless of economic system.
@KenJames9911
@KenJames9911 2 роки тому
I remember a similar issue in a deadly condo collapse in Northeast Miami Beach Florida last year. (Champlain Towers collapse).
@crankychris2
@crankychris2 Рік тому
Shoddy construction, crooked building inspectors, and decades of deferred maintenance caused that collapse, not foundation problems.
@Warhawk76
@Warhawk76 2 роки тому
"San Francisco has a problem". Epic understatement of the century!
@dosadoodle
@dosadoodle 2 роки тому
Developers build on landfill and don't secure their massive building to the bedrock for a relatively minor overall cost, and then they blame other construction when their building shifts. They apparently believed that no other construction would ever happen in San Francisco and they were building in a vacuum.
@scottkirby5016
@scottkirby5016 2 роки тому
the nearby build was already planned before their building. The transit centre actually offered to pay them to extend the piles of a different project (that was later canceled) to the bedrock just in case. But if the tower needed bedrock piles anyway they couldn't ask the city to pay for extensions...so they got a engineering to say they weren't needed but would the city pay for the upgrade? city said no.
@ALROD
@ALROD 2 роки тому
They didn't set the building to bedrock because it would be costly, but how much have they spent now that they wouldn't if they had done the right thing? Imagine you have a house and your roof is of average quality, but it won't hold water much longer because it will deteriorate. So, instead of fixing it because it would be expensive, you decide to spend less reinforcing the ceiling. How would that work in the long run?
@Relitable
@Relitable 2 роки тому
Yeah. Shortcuts are a terrible idea all together when making a building, especially one that is supposed to last.
@__cypher__
@__cypher__ 2 роки тому
Kinda hard to anchor into bedrock when the building location once was ocean! It was filled in around 1888 creating a new coastline. Walk around the area you'll find lines in the sidewalk showing where the water used to meet land.
@sunspot42
@sunspot42 2 роки тому
@@__cypher__ There's bedrock down below. All of the other tall buildings in the area drove pilings down to bedrock. The initial plan for Millennium Tower called for piles down to bedrock as well, but later they determined they could stabilize the structure using pilings just driven into the mud. That clearly didn't work out. The building was originally a steel structure as well. That changed to concrete to save money, but dramatically increased the structure's weight, complicating the failure of the pilings in the mud.
@kodo1232
@kodo1232 2 роки тому
amogus
@darkwing3713
@darkwing3713 2 роки тому
@@sunspot42 If they have used only one of these money-saving tactics instead of both maybe the building would have been fine. I guess greed makes people stupid.
@robytherobotwhiteversion
@robytherobotwhiteversion Рік тому
Very nice!
@sledzeppelin
@sledzeppelin 2 роки тому
Good work, boys.
@Odin029
@Odin029 2 роки тому
If the developer had spent a couple of million more at the beginning, the foundation would have gone all the way to bedrock from the outset.
@qwerty112311
@qwerty112311 2 роки тому
If the engineer hadn’t said the friction pile plan was adequate, the foundation would have gone all the way to bedrock from the outset. Nobody goes out looking to spend more money for the same thing. If Amazon has an item for $20 and it is $30 at Walmart, you get it on Amazon. If your engineer says both options are fine, you do the one that is $4 million cheaper.
@krashd
@krashd 2 роки тому
@@qwerty112311 Nice analogy, mind if I use it too? If one engineer says yes while another says "No, we can do it but it'll cost 20 million more", the developer will go with the engineer that said yes - that is how 95% of building disasters always come about, just as 95% of useless gadgets that don't do what you wanted them to were only bought because you tried to save ten dollars...
@letsburn00
@letsburn00 2 роки тому
@@krashd This is so much how it works. I know of a major project where 2 bits came at one price and a third came in 30% cheaper. They went with the cheap one. It turned out the cheap one simply hadn't read the specs correctly. They realised that it would be cheaper to walk away 80% of the way through construction and pay a load of cash than the finish. It's not just the contractor, the developer has to ask why one side is cheaper.
@qwerty112311
@qwerty112311 2 роки тому
@@krashd that’s a problem with engineers, not developers. If you have a stamp, everything you do should be properly engineered. The calculations these engineers screwed up to justify friction piles as adequate are elementary and something license(s) should be lost over. If engineers don’t have the balls to say no to a client request, then they should lose their license anyway since they can’t be trusted to do their job.
@clitisswood7330
@clitisswood7330 2 роки тому
@@krashd It takes to be a GOOD engineer to DARE TO SAY NO to stupid bean counters !!!! It is why ALWAYS DOCUMENT, KEEP PROOF and MAKE THEM SIGN !
@maxglendale7614
@maxglendale7614 2 роки тому
Wait a sec, the build can currently withstand an earthquake? But the side walks and concrete walls are cracking without the earth shaking. Yikes!!!
@questioner1596
@questioner1596 2 роки тому
Gradual settling causes cracks too - if the ground under the sidewalk sinks, the concrete won't stay rigid and bridge the gap for long before cracking.
@avrajsagoo5372
@avrajsagoo5372 2 роки тому
What about the cracking wherever zelensky sets foot in with his massive balls
@californiamade5608
@californiamade5608 2 роки тому
The sidewalks are no longer there. They have been ripped up, to make way for the fixture of the tower.
@jmd1743
@jmd1743 2 роки тому
@@questioner1596 Sounds like the whole building has to be scrapped if there's such settling. I would make the builders take the entire building down & rebuild it from scratch + give the condo owners a bump in square footage for their Condo.
@stevengordon3271
@stevengordon3271 2 роки тому
Says the engineer with a big stake in the building not being abandoned.
@NavyPanther54
@NavyPanther54 2 роки тому
Glad I don't live around huge sky scrapers. I already had a fear of something falling out of one and crushing me, now I have the fear of the whole building crashing down on me
@kerbalis3298
@kerbalis3298 Рік тому
I find it so funny that it was awarded for preventing this
@mgunny05
@mgunny05 2 роки тому
Excellent video and a story I heard about when it first started. It is AMAZING what construction engineers can do…..but though not even being close to even THINK about buying a home/condo in places like that, owners have basically ZERO chance of getting ANY profit whether they fix the tilt or not. I would be “slightly mad”…….good luck - seriously - to all!
@kkirill4633
@kkirill4633 2 роки тому
LEANNNNNN
@someblokecalleddave1
@someblokecalleddave1 Рік тому
This channels content is so good.
@Channelnamehere100
@Channelnamehere100 2 роки тому
The fact that knowing how expensive a fix this is and they still waited 4 days against guidelines and now worsened the lean. Honestly I swear some people are just so brain dead to think that waiting the 4 days wouldn’t do anything
@BillyLapTop
@BillyLapTop 2 роки тому
The newest wrinkle in the Millennium Tower debacle is that it is now sliding horizontally. It sits on a giant concrete coaster and it is beginning to walk.
@Life_Weekend
@Life_Weekend 2 роки тому
When B1M makes a video, it is either about something magnificent or something horrifying.
@KayJay01
@KayJay01 2 роки тому
I LOVE LEAN 😈😈💜💜💜💜
@crazyman8472
@crazyman8472 2 роки тому
The Leaning Tower of 'Frisco. 😎
@JonFrumTheFirst
@JonFrumTheFirst 2 роки тому
Boston's tallest buildings are also built on filled land. When the John Hancock building went up, water was driven into the basements of all the surrounding buildings. And then the windows started popping out.
@marcokleyn5572
@marcokleyn5572 2 роки тому
Ever heard the expression-"too many cooks spoil the broth"This is a classic example-a problem rampant in today's world.A platoon of engineers collectively couldn't come to the conclusion that putting a building this size and weight onto a foundation not seated on bedrock was a bad idea.No doubt at the time they toasted how clever they were and how much money they saved.Not so funny now is it.The amazing thing is-I wouldn't be allowed to build a three storey house in the same situation.What an interesting world we live in...
@stevenbruno2565
@stevenbruno2565 2 роки тому
It’s typically a fine idea. They encountered unexpected soil compaction.
@zeitgeist1947
@zeitgeist1947 2 роки тому
S c
@mrcoiganable2988
@mrcoiganable2988 2 роки тому
Give over marco fs
@HohoenAkuma
@HohoenAkuma 2 роки тому
Too many crooks
@Mike-jv8bv
@Mike-jv8bv 2 роки тому
It takes alot to make a stew. A pinch of salt and laughter too!
@LukeWarm05
@LukeWarm05 2 роки тому
Build an identical building next door but with a mirrored floor plan so it will lean the other direction and the two will meet in the middle and support each other.
@jonathanrowland9963
@jonathanrowland9963 7 місяців тому
Sounds like a dumb idea ngl
@gio.g1174
@gio.g1174 7 місяців тому
The building has had enough it's having some lean 😂
@richieduck67
@richieduck67 2 роки тому
Maybe they should rename it the leaning hamburger in honour of the chief engineer
@kimberlyperrotis8962
@kimberlyperrotis8962 2 роки тому
The local, San Francisco, news is now reporting that the Millennium Tower is now “sliding”, as well as sinking and leaning.
@californiamade5608
@californiamade5608 2 роки тому
Yes. And how the elevator shaft is separating from the building.
@Estoooopid
@Estoooopid 2 місяці тому
Those basement images remind me of the florida building that collapsed a few years back.
@habibbialikafe339
@habibbialikafe339 Рік тому
i took a tour of the building and penthouse along with some other students (mostly civil engineers). they did not mention their tilt problem once haha
@november382
@november382 2 роки тому
I've heard the phrase "There's never enough time to do something right the first time, but always enough time to redo it." Seems to be the same case with money on this one.
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