Talk about a collapsed market!
YES, IT'S An ENTIRE 13-STORY BUILDING IN CHINA LYING ON THE GROUND.
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side of the building, to a depth of 4.6 meters (15 ft).
(2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north
side of the building, to a height of 10 meters (32 ft).
(3) They dug right up to the base of the building.
Then the rains came.
(4) The building experienced uneven lateral pressure
from north to south.
(5) This resulted in a lateral pressure of 3,000 tonnes,
which was greater than what the un-reinforced pilings
could tolerate. Thus, the building toppled completely
over in a southerly direction.
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The excavated soil was piled up on the other side of the building.
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"hollow" concrete pilings were snapped due to the uneven
lateral pressures.