Digital editorial news Telecinco 05/24/2024 4:51 p.m.
The slab of the terrace of the Medusa Beach Club in Palma de Mallorca was not designed to withstand high loadsNews telecinco
The collapse of the terrace of the Medusa Beach Club in Palma de Mallorca leaves many unknowns in the air. It’s about a place located on the promenade facing the sea what made it a place idyllic for dinner or drinks. But the collapse of its forging suggests that it was not designed to withstand large loads and that its use had been modified to accommodate more clients. He architect Jon Goitia has been on the set of the Mediodía news program to analyze the possible causes of this tragedy which has claimed the lives of at least four people.
According to this expert, the roof of this building was designed solely as maintenance cover. And what you can’t do is use it for the enjoyment of touristsof people, of clients, without reviewing the structure.
Concrete does not warn before collapsing due to excess load on its surface
A renovation at full speed just months before the Medusa Beach terrace collapsed
Jon Goitia explains that if a maintenance-only cover had to be calculated today, the use overload would be 100 kilos per square meter. However, for the use of clients, for drinks, parties, etc., the overload of use would be 500 kilos per square meter. So, if it was calculated with the regulations of that time, which is not this one, but it was calculated as a maintenance cover and was being used as a terrace, obviously, the numbers do not add up and in the end there is, more than the overweight, an imbalance between the actual usage and how it was calculated. And therefore the slab collapses.
Another surprising element in this tragedy is the lack of signs that something like this could happen. According to this expert, concrete is a very noble material, a fantastic construction material, but when it comes to warn of collapses Due to being overweight, it does not usually give clues. That is to say, as long as it is not overweight it works well and the moment it can no longer bear it, it collapses. It does not usually give clues like, for example, wooden structures that usually warn us in advance.
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