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3/29/2010<br />
Rainfall Record<br />
Site Observati<strong>on</strong><br />
Panels<br />
Wet panels & traces watermark shown water seeping out<br />
at the panel joints<br />
The highest level <strong>of</strong> observed water seeping was<br />
immediately below 2m high L-shaped RC wall<br />
∴ Evidence <strong>of</strong> high water table behind the wall panel<br />
<strong>Pile</strong> Foundati<strong>on</strong><br />
Flexural damage <strong>of</strong> pile body at 1.75m to 2m below slab<br />
s<strong>of</strong>fit level<br />
Significant rotati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> upper part <strong>of</strong> pile above the plastic<br />
hinge<br />
∴ Likely due to excessive lateral load <strong>on</strong> piles<br />
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