The Leaning Tower of San Francisco
Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:56
The leaning tower of San Francisco: a skyscraper is sinking faster than we thought
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/201 ... er-thought
For all its issues at least Museum Tower isn't doing this. But seriously, how do they fix this? Or do they?
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/201 ... er-thought
For all its issues at least Museum Tower isn't doing this. But seriously, how do they fix this? Or do they?
The satellite data shows the Millennium Tower sunk 40 to 45 millimeters -- or 1.6 to 1.8 inches -- over a recent one-year period and almost double that amount -- 70 to 75 mm (2.6 to 2.9 inches) -- over its 17-month observation period, said Petar Marinkovic, founder and chief scientist of PPO Labs which analyzed the satellite's radar imagery for the ESA along with Norway-based research institute Norut.
"What can be concluded from our data, is that the Millennium Tower is sinking at a steady rate," Marinkovic said in a telephone interview Monday from The Hague, Netherlands.