What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?
Practical Engineering · 2 HN recommendations
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Practical Engineering explains why San Francisco's Millennium Tower is sinking and tilting, covering how geology and foundation design (friction piles in the Colma Formation) affect skyscrapers. It also covers the fix being attempted.
Why HN recommends it: HN commenters point to it as the well-made, detailed explanation of the Millennium Tower debacle whenever the tower comes up.
“Grady also has an excellently made video about the leaning Millennium Tower in SF” Read on HN ↗