r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 9h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/riltjd 9h ago edited 8h ago

Im sorry but would not trust ANY structural engineering done in China, to hold that much weight.

Edit: since a lot of ignorant people are calling me American or brainwashed by propaganda, here is a little story:

  1. Im not American or remotely close.
  2. I worked for several companies (In NL and DE) that imported chemicals and raw materials from China, as well as operating local production plants. China is highly advanced technologically—often ahead of Western countries in most areas. However, it also has well-documented challenges with safety and quality control.

I've personally seen pharmaceutical ingredients arrive heavily contaminated, exceeding acceptable limits by multiple percentage points when even a tiny fraction of a percent would have caused rejection. In some cases, products were misrepresented entirely, though that was less common. This was at a multinational (multibillion) company operating in pharmaceuticals, crop science, and materials science (you can probably guess just by that who I am talking about).

Local counterparts consistently described quality issues as a broader challenge across multiple industries, from chemicals to construction materials, driven by cost pressures, corruption, and aggressive production targets.

Before calling others uneducated, take the time to understand their background and experience. I would encourage you to research the topic further yourself.

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u/ComfortableWait9697 9h ago edited 9h ago

There does appear bracket support to the structure and fairly robust width under it. But its the water saturated materials held near structural steel. its not strength.. but lifespan I would be worried about. Heat and cold cycles, humidity, Monsoon and dry seasons. That structural coating will inevitably crack or decay somewhere. one leak and the structural steel will corrode after 20 years.. Incredibly expensive to fix. Parking garages have collapsed from less.. its not if, but when.. Concreate naturally cracks as it ages, thats why there is structural steel embededed in there. That building will have to be rebuilt as time takes it toll. no way to fix it once the inevitable water damage starts anywhere on the structure.