[net-gold] DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES : COUNTRIES: UNITED STATES: Washington Monument Elevator Damage Inspected as Earthquakes Toll is Assessed
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- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:02:26 -0400 (EDT)
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DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES :
COUNTRIES: UNITED STATES:
Washington Monument Elevator Damage Inspected
as Earthquakes Toll is Assessed
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Washington Monument Elevator Damage Inspected
as Earthquakes Toll is Assessed
By Michael E. Ruane
Monday, September 26, 2:26 PM
Washington Post
Post Local
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-monuments-
elevator-damaged-in-earthquake/2011/09/26/gIQA55wazK_story.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/63ws2ma
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National Park Service officials said Monday that they are trying to
determine how much damage the Washington Monument sustained during last
months earthquake, how much it will cost to repair the obelisk and how
much longer it could remain closed.
The elevator system was damaged and is operating only to the 250-foot
level of the 555-foot monument, the Park Service said, adding that the
mechanism is believed to have been damaged by its counterweights during
the quake.
In addition, the park has brought in a mountaineering and rope-rigging
ranger, Brandon Latham, from Denali National Park in Alaska, to assist
engineers in rappelling down the sides of the monument to conduct closer
inspections
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After the earthquake, cracks were found in four exterior stones, the Park
Service has said. Some other quake damage was linked to the soft mortar
inserted between monument stones during a renovation that began in 1999.
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That mortar was designed to crumble, to give the structure some
flexibility, the Park Service has said.
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The initial cracks were filled, the Park Service said, but when Hurricane
Irene came through the area four days after the earthquake, rain puddles
were found inside the monument. Experts wondered if there were more,
undetected cracks.
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The puddles were discovered in stairwells above the 400-foot level of the
555-foot obelisk.
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Meanwhile, Washington National Cathedral is resuming work with a new
construction crane on earthquake damage to its central tower, spokesman
Richard Weinberg said Monday. The massive cathedral in Northwest
Washington also has been closed since the earthquake.
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