Pro Tip: When bldg. place for priceless cars, include foundation.

"JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7" (jayzayeighty)
03/04/2014 at 16:29 • Filed to: sinkvette, corvette, sinkhole

Just a thought, Kentuckian engineers. EDIT: Michiganite engineers

DISCUSSION (21)

Coty > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:31

So the sinkhole can eat that too?

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Coty
03/04/2014 at 16:34

The sinkhole would not have been very serious in the first place had one been properly laid, most likely.

Jagvar > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:37

Being properly laid makes everything better, I find.

Crocket Bernet > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:38

But where is the drama when the sinkhole is out of the equation. Then this just becomes a boring room full of Corvettes that need to be driven.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Jagvar
03/04/2014 at 16:39

"The Corvette owners said these cars will get you properly laid!"
-Kentuckian engineers

Pixel > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:41

Nope. The issue appears to have been caused by drainage issues, so it would likely have collapsed under a basement as well.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/1…

crowmolly > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:42

This part of Kentucky has been described as having a series of underground caverns and caves which is a factor in this incident. Doesn't matter what you put on top of the soil in my uneducated opinion.

It's a "Porch-uh" > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:42

It has a foundation... it was just a slab foundation that's now in the sinkhole. They would have done proper survey work when the building was put up that determined they wouldn't need to drop piers to bedrock. And that's not usually done unless you're building something really big and tall. The slab was determined to be fine for what was underneath, but that obviously changed quite a bit over the years.

Now, if the builders didn't do proper survey work, then let the lawsuits fly.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Crocket Bernet
03/04/2014 at 16:44

"We finally moved!"
-Museum 'Vettes

Really, though, these cars might as well have no drivetrains. They have done more for GM and the museum than any other Corvettes have—a little-known museum in a little-known place gets crazy publicity, while GM looks like a cool company, coming to the rescue by replacing these things with new corvettes and getting positive media attention (aka replacing all but three parts on each car). Only the enthusiasts lose out, although these cars would never put a smile on any of their faces anyways.

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:45

Pro tips #2:

Neumann Smith and Associates, of Southfield, Michigan, designed the museum.

Mercedes Streeter > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:47

Apparently the cause of this was both a lack of proper survey work before laying the foundation of the building (the foundation was swallowed by the sinkhole) and drainage.

Not sure what would've happened if there were a basement or a thicker foundation...Could've been more or less carnage...who knows...

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > It's a "Porch-uh"
03/04/2014 at 16:47

Ah, good to know. It just seemed like a typical steel-frame style building, which usually don't have much of a foundation. Guess I should tone down the out-of-ass talking.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Pixel
03/04/2014 at 16:48

Thanks for the info.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
03/04/2014 at 16:50

*Averts thought to Michiganite engineers*

It's a "Porch-uh" > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 16:55

No worries, I do it all the time!

From the photos it does look like the floor was just slapped on the ground, but there's the top, leveling concrete that you see hanging around the edges, but there was also the thick, main slab under that. Looks like most of it was swallowed up, but you can see a chunk of it under the ZR-1 and it's pretty thick.

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 17:06

Well, I was born in Michigan and now live in Kentucky. I don't know where my loyalties lie on this one.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
03/04/2014 at 17:07

Oregon, most likely. Just go with Oregon.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 17:10

It's a lot easier said than done. Even with a degree in civil engineering or architecture you can do a dozen soil borings on a site and hit "good" soil with each one never knowing what you are really building on. There's a lot more to it than the soil too, water does crazy stuff under the surface of the ground.

yamahog > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/04/2014 at 17:15

I think they're called Michiganders.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > yamahog
03/04/2014 at 17:17

There are surprisingly many terms for people from Michigan, although none really sound that good.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
03/05/2014 at 11:36

Protip: Foundations go under load bearing walls and load bearing pillars, not under the floor of a building. In this diagram the foundation is being called the footer.

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