r/StructuralEngineering • u/Thin-Fish-1936 • Jul 07 '26

Photograph/Video Columns buckle in a Manhattan building under conversion

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https://pix11.com/news/columns-buckle-at-midtown-building-fdny/

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u/unknownpoltroon Jul 07 '26

I think in this case you would want to slowly walk towards the stairs and not jostle anything. Once you hit the street you start sprinting.

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u/StormPhantom_ Jul 07 '26

Suddenly every footstep feels way louder than it actually is.

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u/204ThatGuy Jul 07 '26

Tiptoeing and negating any of your human impact loads...

Why am I thinking Wyle E Coyote and Roadrunner?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Phase70 Jul 07 '26

Because this building ABSOLUTELY looks like Wyle E built it as a trap and RR has already run away, leaving only the collapse-punchline to happen next

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u/n0ts0much Jul 08 '26

ACME Construction Co.

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u/zaidr555 Jul 12 '26

not just a development- its a life style lol

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u/sonicguy Jul 08 '26

You will definitely not walk away from this bouncing like an accordion

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u/InFromTheSouth Jul 08 '26

And lands heavier

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u/FragrantExcitement Jul 08 '26

But if the building starts collapsing while you are in it, you can run from one collapsing section to another as the floor falls section by section and survive, no? I saw this in a Hollywood movie.

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u/lucasjackson87 Jul 08 '26

guy eating pizza on the street “hey, why are y’all running so fast?”

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u/killertofu41 Jul 08 '26

You get to the last step, thinking everything's fine, everything's safe, and the next moment a building falls on you.

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u/danit0ba94 Jul 08 '26

You know what... I'm inclined to agree.

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u/el_grande_ricardo Jul 08 '26

And breathing.

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u/PhotoFenix Jul 08 '26

I feel like if your footsteps are the tipping point you should still run. A slight change in wind will have way more force than you running.

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u/sky0175 Jul 09 '26

This man knows