Most interesting building in the Transbay neighborhood. I believe it have piles that go down 200 ft to bedrock with buckling restrained braced frames and viscous dampers.
It's beautiful!! But, the architect is wrong about the 1906 earthquake. It use to be thought that it was an 8.0 on the scale. But now it's more like 7.8.
Folks, I know it's easy to get caught up in the hype. However, real life is not exactly like the movie San Andreas. The fact the Millennium Tower is settling a bit more than the designers expected is a far cry from it toppling over. The Millennium Tower design concept has a large block of concrete at the base vs friction piles. The Millennium Tower is concrete vs lighter steel construction. The Millennium Tower was designed to base building code vs performance Peer Reviewed design (much more expensive!). So the designers should be proud, as should the developer for spending the extra money to go above and beyond. Besides, the Millennium Tower is leaning west:))
The amount of energy released from earthquakes is measured by magnitudes and usually equals ~33x the power so an 8 is ~33x more powerful than a 7 and an 8 is ~1000x more powerful than a 6 (~33*~33=~1000) so the architect was almost right but messed up a little in his numbers
this video is hilarious. there talking about how they meet the safety standards of the city to withstand an earthquake but the building right next door to them met those same standards and it's sinking and leaning. tell me this.. if Millenium tower dominos into your building. Do you think your building or that school next door is going to exist anymore???
People are stupid if they really believe that the Millennium Tower is going to somehow topple over LOL.... But Millennium Partners are definitely liable and extremely negligent for not embedding footing piles solidly into bedrock (especially in San Francisco). The profit over safety mindset will likely cost them in the end.
Going from a magnitude 7 to an 8 earthquake is 10times more powerful not 1000 times. That's something children know, I would've hoped an educated architect would know that.
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Most interesting building in the Transbay neighborhood.
I believe it have piles that go down 200 ft to bedrock with buckling restrained braced frames and viscous dampers.
260 feet I believe? (could be wrong). Unlike the Millenium Tower.
It's beautiful!! But, the architect is wrong about the 1906 earthquake. It use to be thought that it was an 8.0 on the scale. But now it's more like 7.8.
@ :30 I like how the interviewee pronounces "roof"; I do so the same way and always have. Very American. Yea, USA!
I would of made, 181 Fremont and SalesForce twin Towers. But! someone had to choose the blueprints.
Miss NYC.♥ RIP WTC 2001.
Folks, I know it's easy to get caught up in the hype. However, real life is not exactly like the movie San Andreas. The fact the Millennium Tower is settling a bit more than the designers expected is a far cry from it toppling over. The Millennium Tower design concept has a large block of concrete at the base vs friction piles. The Millennium Tower is concrete vs lighter steel construction. The Millennium Tower was designed to base building code vs performance Peer Reviewed design (much more expensive!). So the designers should be proud, as should the developer for spending the extra money to go above and beyond. Besides, the Millennium Tower is leaning west:))
Wasn't that the Millennium Towers motto? 😂😂😂
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The amount of energy released from earthquakes is measured by magnitudes and usually equals ~33x the power so an 8 is ~33x more powerful than a 7 and an 8 is ~1000x more powerful than a 6 (~33*~33=~1000) so the architect was almost right but messed up a little in his numbers
There were several high rises in China that completely tipped over in an earthquake in the 1960s. The Millennium will probably do the same.
This is not the Millenium, and it's built into bedrock.
this video is hilarious. there talking about how they meet the safety standards of the city to withstand an earthquake but the building right next door to them met those same standards and it's sinking and leaning. tell me this.. if Millenium tower dominos into your building. Do you think your building or that school next door is going to exist anymore???
checkmate
People are stupid if they really believe that the Millennium Tower is going to somehow topple over LOL.... But Millennium Partners are definitely liable and extremely negligent for not embedding footing piles solidly into bedrock (especially in San Francisco). The profit over safety mindset will likely cost them in the end.
Going from a magnitude 7 to an 8 earthquake is 10times more powerful not 1000 times. That's something children know, I would've hoped an educated architect would know that.