Miami Condo Collapse Shocking NEW Evidence, Prior Damage

[Peteri Szerlagi]

Miami Condo Collapse Shocking NEW Evidence, Prior Damage

building integrity - related

shocking news is - 'there was pre-existing damage in the building'

https://youtu.be/p1cXIQrL6Mg?si=zSikA6lVfTAIC-MN

38 minute video

surfside

In this in-depth video, Jeff Ostroff dives into the tragic Miami condo
collapse in Surfside, Florida, revealing shocking new evidence
presented by NIST at the National Construction Safety Team (NCST)
Advisory Committee, and shows new and shocking previously overlooked
details about the structure's prior damage. Through meticulous
analysis of the investigation and extensive witness video footage,
Jeff examines the potential causes behind the devastating building
collapse. Join Jeff Ostroff for a comprehensive look at the Surfside
collapse, seeking answers to why this tragedy occurred. This video
examines the investigation into the Florida building collapse in
Surfside, offering a look at the Miami condo collapse. The national
news covered the building collapse extensively. Analysis of the
Surfside collapse is included.

[Peteri Szerlagi]

pretty sure that he said - 1 column failed near the pool due to poor
construction and poor design - that took out 2 beams that ruined 2
connections in the wall - the wall then went down taking the whole bld
down

we look at the situation this way - picture the bld as a house of
cards - and some of the cards are overstressed because they are
oriented wrong - and the connections between the cards are weak - and
then some of the cards get wet - it should not come as a surprise that
a failure of one column gets spread throughout the entire bld - unless
you specifically design the bld such that the failure of one column
will NOT bring down the entire bld

I imagine that you would have to make the structural members and their
connections very strong to resist a collapse or large impact load