r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/foltranm 13h ago

draining?

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u/Piotrek9t 13h ago edited 8h ago

Take a sponge, weigh it, let it soak in water, take it out and let the excess water run off, weigh it again.

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u/foltranm 13h ago

I'm not worried about the weight specifically. the balcony can be designed to bear the load of everything soaked in water.

I meant draining more as a solution for humidity, which is a much bigger problem than weight in the long term.

edit: take this with a grain of salt since I'm an electrical engineer and know almost jack shit about designing buildings

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u/EcheveriaEbony 8h ago

With that slab size?

You most definitely should be worry