Theories related to damage from pile installation would require input from a geotechnical engineer, according to Lehman, who would need to evaluate a soil profile. But that there just isn't enough information available to say what occurred. She says that damage along that wall is uneven and raises questions. Lehman, a University of Washington professor of civil and environmental engineering who has modeled Champlain Towers South based on its design and made numerous presentations about the collapse's forensic engineering, has a more conservative take on the subject. Several engineers have postulated that a critical area in the investigation, the pool deck, pulled away from the perimeter wall between the properties and pulled down the front of Champlain Towers South's larger wing.īut the argument made by the plaintiffs-that vibratory pile installation near the property line for the new building inflicted critical wounds on Champlain Towers South-struck two independent engineers as no more than a theory given the still far-from-complete data and complex investigations.ĭawn E. As recently as early May, the developer, architect of record and prime contractor of the building next door, 87 Collins Avenue, now known as Eighty Seven Park, were still fighting those accusations by the survivors and victim's families, according to court records.
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