Nearly a month after the corridor of one building on St Raphael’s School campus collapsed, Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) engineers tested strength of two building blocks on the school premises and found both of them feeble. “We tested stability of two building blocks and found both of them week. In our report, we have suggested to demolish them and construct newer ones on their places,” said an engineer of the SGSITS wishing anonymity.
He said that the two blocks examined by them also include the one which witnessed corridor collapse. “In the report, the engineers stated that the corridor collapsed because iron bars in it had rusted. Iron bars of the entire ill-fated block and an adjacent block are also rusted and they won’t be able to take pressure of the structures for long,” the engineer stated. Both the blocks were constructed in 1940. There are some other blocks also which are old.
The SGSITS team said that they would do stability test on three more blocks on the school premises. There are total 11 blocks on the campus. Three were sealed after the corridor collapse incident on the recommendation of the SGSITS engineers. The corridor had collapsed on August 27 after which the school was shut till September 3.
SGSITS buildings also to undergo stability test
Three buildings of SGSITS would also undergo stability test. SGSITS director R K Saxena said that three buildings on the campus are very old. The old buildings include two hostels and director office building. Saxena said that they would conduct stability test on the buildings. “If found weak, the buildings will be reconstructed,” he said. Saxena also stated that they would use advanced machines to conduct stability test.