Miami Condo Collapse Cause: Palm Trees? Poor Concrete Mix?

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  @raymondcaruso507 · 5 years ago

  I worked as a ready mix driver in Florida years ago.  I was pouring the walls and foundation.  What started as a certain psi was drastically reduced.  By the time I was done, for 10 yards I probably added 40 to 50 gallons and way past the expiration of the mix. I tried telling the contractors that the mix was no good anymore about 1 and a half hour.  It kept heating up and they kept adding water. I eaven called dispatch and was told to stay on the job. These were close to million dollar homes at that time.  These are the type of people building home and condos in Florida.  Saw it fist for myself.

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  @susanurban5920 · 5 years ago

  One thing I’ve learned from living in south Florida for over 25 years…. everything here is about looks and beauty….who cares if it works as long as it looks great.

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  @thenationalparksguy.1718 · 5 years ago

  Ive been in the tree removel business for 30 yrs. Any professional tree service or professional climber would never never free fall these trees to the property below, especially being it was concrete & a chance of doing damage. That being said, you never know what some will do..

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  @brooksrownd2275 · 5 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28YAZstU8DI&amp;t=748">12:28</a> that&apos;s a large C/U-shaped beam that was in the ceiling of the garage in front of parking space 17, not columns. &nbsp;It&apos;s visible in the parking garage tour video that a lot of people have analyzed. &nbsp;It is BM33/BM34/BM35 in the drawings, and supports a column in the upper floors that is offset from the column grid in the garage.

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  @dominicc1986 · 5 years ago

  You are right Jeff. There seem to be so many factors involved in the building collapse. Its painful to know that most of it could have been avoided. People living in low lying areas prone to flooding have to be careful as well. Frequent flooding can cause a lot of damage.

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  @rollothecat2010 · 5 years ago

  The company that did the destruction of the remaining part of the complex were engineers so they got to examine that remaining part. I am sure that they were as curious or more so than the rest of us. We really need to know. So many people died in this collapse. We cannot let this ever happen again, anywhere in the world. We need scientific facts.

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  @notgreatnotterrible48years63 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I have learned so much about buildings/safety/structuring from Jeff’s videos. I had absolutely no knowledge on any of this whatsoever before I found his channel. He makes amazing videos

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  @SlackerU · 5 years ago

  Tree roots can literally thread themselves through PVC threaded fittings on my yard sprinklers in less than a year. &nbsp;The tree roots also get in-between our concrete driveway culverts &amp; split them apart. &nbsp; Odds are the extremely thin waterproofing was a really really poor choice to cut costs on.

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  @skipstalforce · 5 years ago

  I&apos;ve always had I problem with this type of concrete rebar construction for structures taller then 3 stories. Tiny columns and no diagonal support save the shear walls. Not me brother. I wouldn&apos;t live in one of those.

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  @gregoryagogo · 5 years ago (edited)

  PALM TREES THEMSELVES IS A &apos;TELL&apos;... The extreme yellow fronds mean they are being over watered. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28YAZstU8DI&amp;t=15">0:15</a>

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  @davidbohacec · 5 years ago

  Every company have their own way of removing palm trees , but the most basic is with a climber going up and start cutting the fronds , then the trunks in pieces and rigging them down with ropes , and the pieces got to be small enough for a person to carry them out. Normally a 2 or 3 foot sections and they shouldn’t weight more then 90 pounds .

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  @murphy903 · 5 years ago

  Jeff, you do a great job on ALL of your videos. Thank you so much. You give a clear and thorough understanding in layman&apos;s terms and I really appreciate your integrity. If you don&apos;t know something, you tell us clearly. Great job!!!

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