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A building collapse due to the adjacent unsupported excavation at Lahore.

Waqar, Thanks so much for posting this. I was thinking to post this video but couldn't really get anytime this week. I was reading the comments on facebook and someone wrote that there was a water pipe leakage in the adjacent excavation as well. It is interesting to see how the building falls towards the plot where excavation is being done. I think its about time to move away from shallow foundations for plazas. I have seen people designing 10 story plus building on Rafts without even giving due thought that the adjacent building is also 10 plus stories and the ground below is subjected to load of 2 buildings not one. I think we need guidelines over this. Thanks.