OSU Engineering Professor Examines Questions Surrounding Partial Florida Condo Collapse
JASON HACKETT TALKED TO AN EXPERT. AS WE DIE CLIMBING SURFSIDE, FLORIDA. THAT’S THE QUESTION. EVERYONE ASKS TODAY. HOW IT HAPPENED WHAT SOME OF THE FACTORS MAY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS, YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS WE ZERO OIS WHEN THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED WHEN IT WAS BUILT DR. NORBED A LOT IS A PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING AT OSU. THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU HAVE GOT 40 YEARS OF EXPOSURE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO CORROSIVE ELEMENTS, AND IT IS REALLY VERY DIFFICULT FOR BUILDING MATERIALS. IN PARTICULAR, STEERING CONCRETE A LETTER THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONDO BOARD SENT TO RESIDENTS IN APRIL NOW WINS A LOT OF ATTENTION IT HAS BEEN WARNED THAT THE BUILDINGS CITE THE DETERIORATION OF THE CONCRETE HAS ACCELERATED AND THAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN HAVING BEEN. ME LIKE TO SAY YOU HAVE AN IMMINENT COLLAPSE. THEY ARE SAYING THAT WE SEE SOME PROBLEMS HAPPEN AND WE NEED TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS SO AS NOT TO HAVE A COLLAPSE IN THE FUTURE. WHATEVER THE CAUSE. HE CAN FUCK BEFORE KNOWING INVESTIGATIONS OF THIS NATURE USUALLY TAKE ABOUT A YEAR, INVESTIGATORS CANNOT EVEN GET TO THEIT SE BECSEAU FIRST PRIORITY IS TO TRY TO SAVE AND THE NEXT ALREADY AFTER IT’S GOI
OSU Engineering Professor Examines Questions Surrounding Partial Florida Condo Collapse
Many are wondering as the death toll rises in Surfside, Florida after an oceanfront condominium tower partially collapsed. “How did it happen? What could be the factors here that could have contributed to this? KOCO 5 morning anchor Jason Hackett asked “Some of the things we’re focusing on are when the building was designed, when it was built,” replied Dr. Norb Delatte, professor of engineering at Oklahoma State University. “The other thing is you have 40 years of exposure to the Atlantic Ocean, to corrosive elements, and it’s really, really hard on building materials, especially steel and concrete.” A letter the chairman of the board sent to residents in April gained a lot of national attention. He warned that “concrete deterioration is accelerating” and that repairs are needed. KOCO 5 asked for Delatte’s opinion on the letter. “By reading these documents, they don’t read me as saying you have an impending collapse,” he said. “Instead, they say we are seeing problems set in and we need to make these repairs in order to avoid a collapse in the future.” Whatever the cause, it may take some time before we know it. “Investigations of this nature usually take about a year,” Delatte said. “Investigators can’t even get to the site because the first priority is to attempt to rescue, and the next priority after that will be recovering the victims. . ”
Many are wondering as the death toll climbs in Surfside, Florida after an oceanfront condominium tower partially collapses.
“How did that happen? What could be the factors here that could have contributed to this?” KOCO 5’s morning anchor Jason Hackett asked.
“Some of the things we focus on are when the building was designed, when it was built,” replied Dr. Norb Delatte, professor of engineering at Oklahoma State University. “The other thing is you have 40 years of exposure to the Atlantic Ocean, to corrosive elements, and it’s really, really hard on building materials, especially steel and concrete.”
A letter the chairman of the board sent to residents in April garnered a lot of national attention. He warned that “concrete deterioration is accelerating” and repairs are needed.
KOCO 5 asked for Delatte’s perspective on the letter.
“As I read these documents, they don’t read me as saying you have an impending collapse,” he said. “They are saying, instead, that we are seeing problems set in and that we need to make these repairs in order to avoid a collapse in the future.”
Whatever the cause, it may take some time before we know it.
“Investigations of this nature typically take about a year,” Delatte said. “Investigators cannot even get to the site because the first priority is to try to rescue, and the next priority after that will be to recover the victims.”
