rsb320 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Regardless of what made the windows come out (I think it was debris) all but three have been replaced on the east side of Chase Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Alright. Assuming that's true, one would expect the worst damage to be confined to the middle of the building. That is not what happened at Chase Tower. Roughly the bottom half of the building suffered the worst damage.I'd say it probably has a lot to do with how the building is constructed. Some are designed to deal with forces by swaying. Others by twisting (like Tokyo City Hall). There are probably a lot of other methods, as well.With a five-sided building like Chase, it's probably anyone's guess what happened when the wind hit. Probably only the architect and structural engineer know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWReagen Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 I'm wondering when the street level tunnel access plaza at Wells Fargo will reopen, if ever. It's very convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 They replanted the trees on Texas Ave., at the Chase Tower over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Found an interesting analysis of the wind during Ike and the damage it caused...Has some cool photos. http://www.absconsulting.com/resources/Cat..._ChaseTower.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Great, now it's my building's fault. People getting injured in the elevators and now this! I work in the Tower of Terror.Very interesting study. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
living builder Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 has to do with the delivery times of the particular glass for the opening. Has to be run when that particular type of glass withthe coating is being run in the line. Set up of the run is quite costly. Some delivery times can be up to 20 weeks depending on the coating type. One manufacturer has cut down the time to 12 weeks. Small orders are harder to get into production. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Matt Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Whats going on all over downtown? There is scaffolding on the tops of several towers like 1500 Louisiana & Continental Center. Are they replacing damaged windows or lights from Ike? I noticed the band of white neon which is lit sometimes on top of Wells Fargo Plaza appears to be broken in several places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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