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Anybody seen this yet? Hard to believe that it happened inside the building.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...llows-8-cars-at-national-corvette-museum

Just finished reading the article and came here to see if it was posted. Of all places for a sink hole-right under the car display area. I wonder how you explain that to the insurance company or even if that circumstance is covered.

Look carefully at the security camera views of the floor collapse---there was no rebar used in the concrete floor!!!
Either the designers did not specify it or someone wanted to save$$ Pretty costly savings. In fairness, who expects a cave to develop under your building? Dan

I had this posted about 4 hours before yours...
Bad news travels fast.


https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/301142/8_Corvettes_swallowed_in_Sink_#Post301142

Interesting observation regarding apparent lack of reinforcing in concrete floor. It will be interesting to hear if something was supposed to be used as reinforcing. In my area, when a concrete slab is layed over a properly prepared surface (compacted soil and gravel base for example), heavy gauge welded wire mesh is often used to prevent or minimize cracks from shrinkage/minor settlement. Does not appear that anything was used in this case.

Sinkhole Update #2
Here are some videos of the sink hole. The number two shows how thin the concrete is without rebar. Looks like there is even more area to be sinking in the cave like areas.



In our effort to continue to provide up to date information...
The National Corvette Museum will be open beginning Thursday, February 13 for tours. The Skydome portion of the tour will be closed to the public. The Museum is open daily, 8am-5pm CT and is located at I-65 exit 28.
The structural engineering firm did determine that the perimeter of the Skydome is stable. We have worked with our insurance adjustor to retain Scott, Murphy and Daniel as our construction manager and they will be coordinating all work moving forward.
All cars that were on display in the Museum's Skydome not affected by the sinkhole have been safely removed.
As an update, photos of the sinkhole, cars that were affected (before the collapse), and readerboard information on each car can be viewed and downloaded here.
Video footage, including surveillance footage of the sinkhole collapse, helicopter drone footage inside the sinkhole and more are on our You Tube channel here.
Those wishing to make financial contributions to the Museum may do so on our website here.
Release from Earlier Today
We received a call at 5:44am from our security company alerting us of our motion detectors going off in our Skydome area of the Museum. Upon arrival it was discovered that a sinkhole had collapsed within the Museum. No one was in or around the Museum at the time. The Bowling Green Fire Department arrived on the scene and secured the area. The Fire Department has estimated the size of the hole is 40 feet across and 25-30 feet deep.
It is with heavy hearts that we report that eight Corvettes were affected by this incident. Those cars include:
… 1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors
… 2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” on loan from General Motors
The other six vehicles were owned by the National Corvette Museum including:
… 1962 Black Corvette
… 1984 PPG Pace Car
… 1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette
… 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette
… 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette
… 2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette
None of the cars affected were on loan from individuals. The Skydome exhibit area of the Museum is a separate structure connected to the main Museum. A structural engineer is now on-site to assess the existing damage and stability of the surrounding areas. The Museum is closed to the public for the day to allow us to carefully assess the situation. We will keep everyone informed as we know more.
With the 20th Anniversary celebration, Grand Opening of the NCM Motorsports Park, and the National Corvette Caravan coming August 27-30, we’ve got a lot to be excited about in 2014, and look forward to getting the Skydome repaired and reopened very soon.
The National Corvette Museum is the ”˜Gateway to All Things Corvette’ and a member-driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation. Weekly news on the latest Corvette developments, racing updates, event features and raffles are available by subscribing to “NCM eNews” at: corvettemuseum.org/ncmenews. Dedicated to the mission of celebration, education and preservation, the Museum is open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT - located at Exit 28 on I-65 in Bowling Green, KY.
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