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Initial Site Assessment and Temporary Stabilization

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Building wall collapses

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What happens here

Examine the exterior of the building to understand the environmental factors contributing to the collapse. In this case, frozen ground combined with heavy rain caused water to accumulate and push against the basement wall. Observe the interior basement wall, noting the extent of the collapse, the debris (concrete blocks, soil), and any existing temporary supports. Wood bracing is installed against the interior wall to provide temporary support, preventing further collapse and ensuring safety while external excavation begins. Note the presence of water on the basement floor from the ingress.

Goal: Assess the damage, identify the cause, and stabilize the structure to prevent further collapse.

Tools and materials

  • Heavy Machinery Daewoo — Excavating soil from the exterior of the building
  • Lumber — Constructing temporary braces for the interior wall
  • Safety cones — Marking the work area for safety

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and uh this wall collapsed so there's a basement to this building and this bit of the basement wall collapsed that's kind of what was going on is obviously the ground's frozen insulated with a whole bunch of snow and all the rain that we got the other day obviously you know it needs to go somewhere and with the buildings they put off thermal heat which is residual heat coming out from the building so it'll keep the ground thawed for a couple of feet off of the building and the water went on down there couldn't go any further out so it went in oh man [Music] so maybe we put a couple screws right here and then strap it to that and you know we're extracted uh back over there yeah morning Sam good morning so yeah show up to your uh place of business and on a Monday morning and walk downstairs turn on the light and then you see this I mean that all that water had to go somewhere dude yeah no this was before it rained oh really yeah okay never mind it rains huh I take back everything I said outside yeah it wasn't raining yeah it wasn't the sidewalk was actually intact until we got all that rain yeah came right off but yeah it might be where we did okay I'll take what I want so the Brick's all tied up good yes good can't go anywhere yeah you want to say [Music] right we'll just have to uh first phase is try to get a bunch of

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