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> 'Missing' all welds in one of a skyscraper's lower columns?

Or just throwing the rebar in at random maybe? [0]

[0] https://www.gr-us.com/%E2%80%9Chorror-at-the-harmon%E2%80%9D...



> According to an article in the Las Vegas Sun, “Some of the steel, known as rebar, was so badly positioned that it stuck out of the concrete floor and was sawed off to conceal the mistake.” In addition, “Harmon workers reportedly moved rebar without first getting an OK from the structural engineer . . . .which is a major no-no in the construction chain of command.

WTF! How was there no punishment for everyone involved in this?


Oh Jesus! I seriously thought my hypothetical example is extreme, but apparently not!




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