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amRam 02-08-2010 16:44

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Originally Posted by Yankee (Post 15310728)
Let me guess, you're interning an Construction Management degree at Turner? You seem to be in construction dreamland.

Engineers and Architects are involved well before the steel hits a site. I've rarely, if ever seen a P.E. on a job site. His ass is covered by his design, not an erectors installation. No one signs off on **** anymore, you can't even get "Approved" drawings from an Architect, only "reviewed".

The engineers are (should be) there from day one. Whether its THE engineers who drafted the project or engineer consultants is a different story, but they're engineers nonetheless... and if they **** up something major, its their asses on the line.

Most larger projects I've worked on, me and my guys have been on site from the time the steel starts going up to the time the painters are leaving the building and occupancy permits are being issued. Every step along the way we have consulting engineers breathing down our necks making sure the work is being done per spec. Numerous times we've had to take down work already done in order to satisfy their demands.

Maybe its different where you work, who knows. But up here at least, important things are done as per spec... and there are always engineers on the site at LEAST once or twice a week to check up on the work. Its their job and their name on the line. I can only assume that giants like SOM and Turner aren't going to ever risk a project as large as the Burj Dubai failing in any significant way due to poor design or construction.

amRam 02-08-2010 16:46

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Originally Posted by starwolf_nexus (Post 15310734)
maybe he should watch more "Holmes on Homes"

You ****in kidding me? Residential construction and reno is a joke.. :rolleyes: step away from the thread and go watch some HGTV. Nobody gives a **** if Joe the architect's house falls down, we're talking about skyscrapers here.

Yankee 02-08-2010 16:46

Are you doing government work? Sounds like Corp of Engineers work.

Artemis Pockels 02-08-2010 16:47

the levees were corp of engineers work and we all saw how well that qc was

amRam 02-08-2010 16:48

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Originally Posted by Yankee (Post 15310759)
Are you doing government work? Sounds like Corp of Engineers work.

The only government funded work we do is new schools, the rest is private highrise construction. They're adamant, and the people running the jobs are generally very responsible individuals who stay on top of their ****. That has been my experience.

Everybody cuts corners, but I've yet to hear of a major building needing to be shut down because of shoddy workmanship or poor design. **** happens, but whens the last time a highrise just fell over for no reason? (using extremes here, duh, but whatever)

BugsPray 02-08-2010 16:55

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9433/ngfmindia.png

def 02-08-2010 16:56

world trade center 7 amirite

</conspiracy>

Federere 02-08-2010 16:57

luls do ngfm -Mexico

DVADER 02-08-2010 17:00

I'm no geography expert, but I don't believe Dubai is in India.

KnightMare 02-08-2010 17:01

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Originally Posted by DVADER (Post 15310818)
I'm no geography expert, but I don't believe Dubai is in India.

i was hoping that was part of the joke

alienkiller 02-08-2010 17:04

that img is ****in fail

BugsPray 02-08-2010 17:17

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Originally Posted by alienkiller (Post 15310829)
that img is ****in fail

I didn't think it was that great when I was making it. Can I revert back to the NGFM Chippendales Dancers?

http://bugsprae.com/Files/NGFM/

BoB_Barker 02-08-2010 17:22

Who's troll smurf is Mitch? Kinda reminds me of a less "gangsta" writing style version of dweesel/tehvul2.

Reggs 02-08-2010 17:25

Arabs cant make anything work right. They will be roaming the open sands cutting each other's heads off in 50 years.

Reggs 02-08-2010 17:30

lol

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/k..._photo_kfa.jpg

amRam 02-08-2010 17:32

man that thing is an abomination

def 02-08-2010 17:35

i think they are coating it in glass, if you look on the wiki page for it

Ryugyong Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Baby Bew 02-08-2010 17:36

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Originally Posted by def (Post 15310901)
i think they are coating it in glass, if you look on the wiki page for it

Ryugyong Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not quite sure what use North Korea has for giant hotels...

amRam 02-08-2010 17:36

Still an abomination. It's a horrible horrible design.

Mantello 02-08-2010 17:48

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS4Vl3tsCd0

Very interesting to watch


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