STABILITY Big Ben, the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London,the more inviting concerns. The slope of the building that characterizes the city of Londoncontinues to grow.
Plays the 96.3-meter building has been skewed in recent years. When this has beenshifted 435 mm from the vertical.
The fact was reinforced by reports Underground & Parliamentary Estates Department,London, quoted by the Sunday Telegraph, that the building was leaning towards the westwith a 0.26 degree angle.
"The slope is more visible. You can see it when standing in Parliament Square and lookedto the east, toward the river. I hear the tourists who take pictures say, 'I do not think (the building) is fairly vertical' And they're right," explains John Burland, professor and seniorresearcher at Imperial College, London.
Level slope more rapidly since 2003, grew 0.9 mm per year.
However, Burland assess conditions that occur in Big Ben has not been harmful.
"If (the slope) was added quick start, we need to do something. But I do not think we need to do something untu the next few years," says Burland.
According to a report, land development for many years to make the tower clock skew.This includes construction of underground parking for cars in the early 1970s. Expansion area of the London Underground Jubilee Line also affect soil conditions.
The slope was causing cracks in walls and ceilings in some areas of the House of Commons, including the Minister Wing.
October 12, 2011
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