This document shows the Department of Buildings Investigation into the shoring collapse at 9 Dominick Street (AKA 246 Spring Street) Part 8. Included are various examinations of the structural features at the site with accompanying pictures.
This document addresses the 246 Spring Street investigation and includes analyses on the issues of the structure. Included in this document are calculations regarding the structure's flaws as well as accompanying diagrams.
This document shows the Department of Buildings Investigation into the shoring collapse at 9 Dominick Street (AKA 246 Spring Street) Part 4. Included are various examinations of the structural features at the site with accompanying data tables and diagrams.
This document shows the Department of Buildings Investigation into the shoring collapse at 9 Dominick Street (AKA 246 Spring Street) Part 5. Included are various examinations of the structural features at the site with accompanying pictures.
On January 14, 2008, concrete framework and a two-story shoring system at a residential hotel collapsed at 246 Spring Street in Manhattan. The Department of Buildings' forensic engineers started an investigation to establish the physical causes of the accident and to verify compliance with the New York City Building Code and proper engineering practice.
The Department of Buildings's 1968 Building Code incorporates advances in technology and construction that had been made following the Second World War. However, it has become outdated and this revised version of the code is as a result of the implementation of Local Law 33-2007 in 2008.