Mr Lee Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Cebu Tunnel how does that song go? ill take the high road & you take the low road & you can go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMason Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Cebu Tunnel Don't you live in a condo tower? I wouldn't bet the farm that the construction there is any better than on the roads or malls. Any building in the Philippines is a crap shoot. After the recent earth quake in Manila I noticed many disturbing cracks in the new section of Robinson's Mall that they just built. The condo tower we're in seems to have held up well, but I'll be glad when I'm not living in this place any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyAway Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Cebu Tunnel Don't you live in a condo tower? I wouldn't bet the farm that the construction there is any better than on the roads or malls. Any building in the Philippines is a crap shoot. After the recent earth quake in Manila I noticed many disturbing cracks in the new section of Robinson's Mall that they just built. The condo tower we're in seems to have held up well, but I'll be glad when I'm not living in this place any more. High Rise Towers + Philippine Building Standards + Earthquake = No thanks for me wanting to buy into one or live in one. Something about having hollow block walls in a high rise bothers me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted April 26, 2010 Author Posted April 26, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Cebu Tunnel Don't you live in a condo tower? I wouldn't bet the farm that the construction there is any better than on the roads or malls. Any building in the Philippines is a crap shoot. After the recent earth quake in Manila I noticed many disturbing cracks in the new section of Robinson's Mall that they just built. The condo tower we're in seems to have held up well, but I'll be glad when I'm not living in this place any more. Yup, I have always liked to live dangerously. Condo, hotel, condo, hotel, not much difference except I know where the exits are and I have a very long rope. :541: Of course I could live in a house and have the ground swallow us. :thumbs-up-smile: I do seem to remember reading about many of those killed in Haiti were in ground floor houses :D :) but I still would not go below the ground into a tunnel built in the Philippines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Cebu Tunnel Don't you live in a condo tower? I wouldn't bet the farm that the construction there is any better than on the roads or malls. Any building in the Philippines is a crap shoot. After the recent earth quake in Manila I noticed many disturbing cracks in the new section of Robinson's Mall that they just built. The condo tower we're in seems to have held up well, but I'll be glad when I'm not living in this place any more. Yup, I have always liked to live dangerously. Condo, hotel, condo, hotel, not much difference except I know where the exits are and I have a very long rope. :541: Of course I could live in a house and have the ground swallow us. :thumbs-up-smile: I do seem to remember reading about many of those killed in Haiti were in ground floor houses :D :) but I still would not go below the ground into a tunnel built in the Philippines. I often times wonder how many structures throughout the Philippines would meetany building/engineering codes. The only structural integrity that I know of thatmeets and exceeds any codes is the "under the table" contracts signed by bothgovt and private contractors.Respectfully -- Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMason Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 I often times wonder how many structures throughout the Philippines would meetany building/engineering codes. The only structural integrity that I know of thatmeets and exceeds any codes is the "under the table" contracts signed by bothgovt and private contractors.Respectfully -- Jake I don't think too many do. When I lived in Baguio, I was shocked to see how the houses were built. There was a lot of death and destruction when the earthquake hit in '92, but nobody seems to have learned anything. They still build haphazardly with substandard materials and plans.Of course, shoddy work is not unique to the Philippines. Didn't The Big Dig in Boston collape a couple years back? That was a big project to move the Interstate highway to run under the city center instead of through it. As I recall, the roof fell in and killed a few people. It was blamed on the contractor cutting corners on the quality of cement used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Cebu Tunnel Don't you live in a condo tower? I wouldn't bet the farm that the construction there is any better than on the roads or malls. Any building in the Philippines is a crap shoot. After the recent earth quake in Manila I noticed many disturbing cracks in the new section of Robinson's Mall that they just built. The condo tower we're in seems to have held up well, but I'll be glad when I'm not living in this place any more. You don't need an earthquake for a building to fall in Manila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Posted June 2, 2010 Posted June 2, 2010 Holy shiit....:thumbs-up-smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted June 2, 2010 Posted June 2, 2010 I wonder what precautions were taken to prevent this tunnel from flooding or collapsing? If malls collapse here, are any of you brave enough to drive through this tunnel during a rain storm. Cebu Tunnel Don't you live in a condo tower? I wouldn't bet the farm that the construction there is any better than on the roads or malls. Any building in the Philippines is a crap shoot. After the recent earth quake in Manila I noticed many disturbing cracks in the new section of Robinson's Mall that they just built. The condo tower we're in seems to have held up well, but I'll be glad when I'm not living in this place any more. You don't need an earthquake for a building to fall in Manila wow I live in a hi rise & hope it does not fall down like that one did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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