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Old Posted Nov 19, 2014, 5:31 AM
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Originally Posted by kalifese View Post
thank you, i understand now. that explains why every construction pic i see of high rise buildings being built in taiwan have no big deep hole with built structure in the ground.

but why is it in nyc/manhattan - which is a highly dense area of skyscrapers and highrises - they build bottom-up? i always see construction workers excavating a huge deep hole where they start the foundation and build the skeletal structure in and above it?
geology

The underground soil of Taipei city is formed by clay layer and mud. It is very unstable soil.
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