Sounds like they need to be running the health care system!
Oh wait... --R On 5/28/2010 3:30 PM, LWB250 wrote:
We had a brand new school addition that was literally built on a swamp. Everyone scratched their heads over this, but the GC and school board all gave it the go-ahead. Two years later the cracks that developed in the floors and walls were so bad they demolished the whole structure. The board only went after the contractor's E&O insurance limit. Dan --- On Fri, 5/28/10, Donald Snook<dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: From: Donald Snook<dsn...@mtsqh.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house To: "'Mercedes@okiebenz.com'"<Mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 2:50 PM Wilton wrote: "Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream "child" work." We are working on a case right now where the engineers and the architects both had their heads up their respective asses. The City of Wichita passed a bond to rebuild/renovate some schools. One of the schools was built in 1928. The architect drew up plans to expand the school and add a whole other wing. In order to level the floors when the new wing was added to the old, they had to build up the concrete floor almost 8 inches. Rather than using foam or some other lighter method, they poured 8 inches of concrete on three levels/floors. As you might imagine three levels of 8 inches of concrete weighs a lot. A few years later, the elementary school starting collapsing. Luckily, the kids were moved out of the old portion of the school before one of the first floor walls collapsed into a classroom. The project had contractors, architects, a team of engineers, and other experts and no one thought this was a bad idea. Donald H. Snook _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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