But it’s normal winter weather, should be no warnings, we got on with it in my day
badger-biscuits on
Jaysis that could have been a complete disaster!
accountcg1234 on
Someone cut corners when building it. Lunacy for a building to collapse under snow
susanboylesvajazzle on
I appreciate that there was much heavier snow than is normally experienced in Ireland, but surely the building ought to be strong enough to withstand that.
phyneas on
>Chair of the management board of the sports centre Jim Finucane said the building was extensively damaged after **an estimated cubic metre** of snow fell on the metal roof triggering the collapse.
Um…a cubic metre of fresh snow weighs like 50kg. If that little extra weight spread across the entire area of the roof managed to make it collapse, it was clearly compromised already. I’d call it lucky that this happened now when no one was actually in the building, all in all.
DannyVandal on
Complex by name only. Structurally, it was anything but.
Setanta81 on
Apropos of nothing, when I was living on the continent (NW) I found out that they build their pitched roofs very steep so that you don’t get large accumulations of snow that could collapse a roof, and they’ve been doing it for centuries.
Dennisthefirst on
So much for the new floor! Should have started the upgrade at the top.
Anyone know the name of the consulting engineers?
Dennisthefirst on
So a shutdown of every other sport hall in the country of a similar age and construction.
😯🥴🥴
MondelloCarlo on
Wall collapse! It looks like it’s built from cavity blocks just like the wall that fell & killed a worker in an agricultural store/shop (I think) a few years ago.
Almost-Al on
Very lucky nobody was hurt since the Complex normally opens at 0600 but they decided to open later today due to the weather.
TheStoicNihilist on
I wonder which local dynasty built it.
Various_Alfalfa_1078 on
Where’s Dáithí Ó Sé when you need him?
JackasaurusYTG on
Jesus, that’s my gym, I could have fucking died in that if the timing was different
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But it’s normal winter weather, should be no warnings, we got on with it in my day
Jaysis that could have been a complete disaster!
Someone cut corners when building it. Lunacy for a building to collapse under snow
I appreciate that there was much heavier snow than is normally experienced in Ireland, but surely the building ought to be strong enough to withstand that.
>Chair of the management board of the sports centre Jim Finucane said the building was extensively damaged after **an estimated cubic metre** of snow fell on the metal roof triggering the collapse.
Um…a cubic metre of fresh snow weighs like 50kg. If that little extra weight spread across the entire area of the roof managed to make it collapse, it was clearly compromised already. I’d call it lucky that this happened now when no one was actually in the building, all in all.
Complex by name only. Structurally, it was anything but.
Apropos of nothing, when I was living on the continent (NW) I found out that they build their pitched roofs very steep so that you don’t get large accumulations of snow that could collapse a roof, and they’ve been doing it for centuries.
So much for the new floor! Should have started the upgrade at the top.
Anyone know the name of the consulting engineers?
So a shutdown of every other sport hall in the country of a similar age and construction.
😯🥴🥴
Wall collapse! It looks like it’s built from cavity blocks just like the wall that fell & killed a worker in an agricultural store/shop (I think) a few years ago.
Very lucky nobody was hurt since the Complex normally opens at 0600 but they decided to open later today due to the weather.
I wonder which local dynasty built it.
Where’s Dáithí Ó Sé when you need him?
Jesus, that’s my gym, I could have fucking died in that if the timing was different