What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?
- Episode aired Nov 16, 2021
- 13m
Like most of the high rises in San Francisco, the Millennium Tower is build on a foundation of clay using friction piles. But the Millennium Towers load is particularly high and removing gro... Read allLike most of the high rises in San Francisco, the Millennium Tower is build on a foundation of clay using friction piles. But the Millennium Towers load is particularly high and removing ground water has accelerated the settling much more than expected. The solution now underway ... Read allLike most of the high rises in San Francisco, the Millennium Tower is build on a foundation of clay using friction piles. But the Millennium Towers load is particularly high and removing ground water has accelerated the settling much more than expected. The solution now underway is to add external piles down to bedrock.