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High-rise of Pécs

High-rise of Pécs is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand High-rise of Pécs rather than just read about it. In short: The High-rise of Pécs (in Hungarian Pécsi Magasház) was a high-rise residential building of 84 meters' height and 25 floors, in Pécs, Hungary. It was built between 1974 and 1976 by Baranya County State Construction Industry Company (Baranya Megyei Állami Építőipari Vállalat).

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Reference excerpt

The High-rise of Pécs (in Hungarian Pécsi Magasház) was a high-rise residential building of 84 meters' height and 25 floors, in Pécs, Hungary. It was built between 1974 and 1976 by Baranya County State Construction Industry Company (Baranya Megyei Állami Építőipari Vállalat). When it was inhabited, it had 800 residences. In 1989, however, it was determined that the building's inner structure was deteriorating to a dangerous extent. The building was evacuated. Several plans were proposed to renovate and use the building for various purposes, but none of these were realized. By 2003 the building had fallen into a critical condition, so it was reinforced, but it remained out of use. It was the tallest out-of-use building in Central Europe until its deconstruction in 2016.

History The reinforced concrete structure of Magasház was built using Yugoslavian IMS post tensioning technology. This technology was used to create residential and public buildings in Hungary since the early 1970s. The idea behind IMS was constructing premade floor slabs and columns, connecting them afterwards. The gaps between elements were filled with a sealant called PU paste. This filling material however, was known to cause chloride corrosion over time, damaging the beams and in Yugoslavia, they used an inhibitor material and also separated the paste from the tensioned posts with a 1mm thin plastic sheet but in Hungary, they skipped these despite only a very small amount of inhibitor would've been necessary. Because of this, the building became unstable, and the inhabitants had to move out by the year 1989. In 2003 the local government paid 360 million Hungarian Forints for structural repairs. The building was sold for an Austrian company, the Porr Hungária Kft, to make it a dormitory for the University of Pécs in the PPP program. The company stepped back from the agreement in 2007. In the fall of 2007, the city made an unsuccessful tender to convert the building into an office for the local government. Magasház was sold again in 2008 to the La Torre 2008 Kft, that accumulated significant debt over the years since. No progress has been made in the utilization of the building until 2011, when the idea of selling Magasház to the company Öresund Holding incurred, so that it would be demolished, and a municipal building would be constructed in its place, that would be rented by the city for 30 years. On 25 April 2013 the Second Cabinet of Viktor Orbán held a session in Pécs. Here, Viktor Orbán made a promise to mayor Zsolt Páva, that the government will give one billion Hungarian forints for the demolition of Magasház, if the city acquires the ownership of the building. On 4 October 2013 the La Torre 2008 Kft. was acquired by a citizen of Pécs, the 76 years old pensioner Hosszú Zoltán Dénesné. The court of Komárom-Esztergom ordered the liquidation of the company on 16 October. On 22 October 2013 the declaration of demolition for the building was issued, giving a six-month deadline for the owner. Finally in March 2016 the demolishing started and the last walls of the building disappeared in October 2016.

Short summary of the history of Magasház 1974: beginning of the construction 1976: first inhabitants move in 1983: first signs of corrosion are noticed during an inspection 1988: after extensive inspections, the building was pronounced dangerously unstable 1989: inhabitants move out 2003: the frame is reinforced for 360 million Forints 2007: the Porr Hungária Kft gives the building back to the city 2008: La Torre 2008 Kft. acquires the building 2013: the declaration of demolition is issued 2015: preparations for the deconstruction commence 2016: deconstruction

References

External links http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=55520

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with High-rise of Pécs

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what High-rise of Pécs claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to High-rise of Pécs before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about High-rise of Pécs ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of High-rise of Pécs

In research: High-rise of Pécs appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses High-rise of Pécs in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: High-rise of Pécs is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1976 establishments in Hungary, 2016 disestablishments in Hungary, Buildings and structures completed in 1976, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for High-rise of Pécs outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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