Showing posts with label Construction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Construction. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

DHS harsh in Cities, confiscate property

Philadelphia, PA - tightened security over a decade ago to compete with terrorist actions. Everyone who DJ were talking about the severity of having audience members carrying drugs into concerts and losing everything to unrelated strangers. in Honolulu, HI - they say that different syndicate members hold the properties where smuggled narcotics that infiltrate Hawaii are sold. Despite the open fact that there is a high percentage of new construction going on;- it remains a party favor of Aloha to the imported  construction workers from different parts of the USA.
wondering how the current Honolulu behaviors affect the following:
-Building Construction integrity-
-U.S. Gov. Not possessing the properties
-Terrorism with an open gateway from Asians
-is Hawaii syndicate the same as US Feds?

Sunday, September 11, 2016

New Tohoku Community

Just from my dreams and my ideas without any computer simulation;- The idea for a new coastal Tohoku community is different concept than normal home building.
Each of the coastal home's & office buildings are built to add security to buildings further inland in the event of another Tsunami. The larger buildings should have a concave wall that locks up with pressure facing potential wave direction to absorb more of the wave energy. I don't imagine anyone building a reinforced, concave, drystone wall over 22 meters that can withstand a tsunami wave. The harder the wave pushes on such a wall, if anchored correctly;- the wall should create force that holds the wave back for even up to 5 min. However, the use of Flat walls is not absorbing or deflecting any wave energy to make significant impact.
  • Features of new homes/offices (inner temporary wave container of space):
  •   2 -3 meter wide staircase up to 10'.
  •  There is a upstairs landing area that is another 2.5-3 meters
  •  1-2 meter wide walks off the landing
  •  banisters on each side of the staircase
  •  The ceiling height of this interior wave container reaches up to 4.5 meters
  •   The construction of the rear wall (perpendicular to shoreline) is thicker and more sturdy to withstand a water fill of the inner wave container.
  • Part of the idea is to build & stagger homes to slow down a Tsunami wave by creating interior building and exterior pockets.

The pockets are created by allowing water to enter homes or office buildings that have an interior vault with a reinforced rear wall. Of course there is no guarantee that the sides of the structure will keep integrity.  The concept is to make an initial minimal 3-5% impact in decreasing wave strength. One of the noted instances in the Tohoku tsunami is that the buildings were obstacles that did not allow for water flow through them. This allowed the wave to push and use the building mass to level other
existing structures further in the wave path.
It is counter-intuitive, to allow water damage through building openings.
However, I think that it can be used in some small sense to allow for a decrease in wave strenght.
And, for larger buildings to collapse from interior water pressure and changing wave direction before the building is shoved like a bulldozer.

The other issue is the amount of water receding and the possibility of survivors from first instance of flooding. The time/length of the tsunami pushing through may be a matter of an hour or so. Having a reasonable anchor position with a purified air tank & where there is less debris would potentially enable survival even with black-out from wave pressure. It may be a ridiculous investment.
However, with certain loss of building structures in large tsunami waves;- even a small percentage change in wave strength and temporary re-direction or disruption due to staggered building structures that capture water (with front doors and windows that collapse inward at a certain pressure) may create time for survivors further inland.



Sunday, April 03, 2016

Shellfish & Hawaii's Shopping Malls

Honolulu, Hawaii has a monstorous addition to the original mall near Ala Moana Beach park.
I took a few walks through the Mall. And, aside from most mainlander USA folk scoffing at Adults "hanging out at the Mall" (an otherwise High School teen behavior);- I also don't cruise at the Mall too often.

My acute allergy to shellfish and the molecular pollutants from Fried shellfish make me steer away from areas that are adjacent to Shrimp, Crab, & Lobster restaurants. That includes the Old portion of the Alamoana Blvd. mall and a popular bar that hosts some live music. None of the restaurants keep the allergens contained.  The molecular drift from a nearby tempura restaurant,  caused my respiratory system to become severly irritated and begin shut down while standing over 25 feet away. The door to the tempura place was also shut while I was reading the Directory/Map of the new Wing.

Also, people generally cause uproar if i tell them not to grab me, or kiss me on the cheek, or touch me;- especially if i know they have been out dining. The Shellfish contaminant causes rise to my skin rash outbreak for weeks. The people here really need a lesson in keeping their hands to themselves and are introduced to a "stranger" such as yours truly when out & about. 

All personal security aside;- its all not secure for me.