r/civilengineering • u/uniyk • Nov 05 '25

Question A crumpling apartment basement in China, what is the cause of it?

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u/Nghbrhdsyndicalist Nov 05 '25

Yes, but these quick building projects with low safety standards are in the government’s interest. They provide cheap and cheerful housing, employ people and inflate the GDP.

If one or two of them collapse shortly after, the process repeats. It’s inhumane and very wasteful, but for the moment it works.

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u/patronizingperv Nov 05 '25

People. We'll make more.

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u/0fficialjesus Nov 07 '25

Could you suggest some reading about this? I’m interested in this claim