2006-10-24 13:30:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
its the soil on which the foundations were set. the architecture was good and nobody wanted a leaning tower
2006-10-25 06:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by maroc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two theories about why the tower leans. The most popular reason is because of the unstable soil beneath. Its of 14,700 metric tons of grey San Giuliano limestone is simply too much weight for the ground to hold. The local soil is mostly marshy clay and the tower exerts a force of 497 kPa on it. But some historians don't think the lean was an accident. They believe it is an intentional architectural design that produced the tilt.
2006-10-24 20:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The soil is marshy clay where the tower is built surely they would have poured some other soil so that the tower could with stand but then also is leanned on one side.
2006-10-25 04:21:15 · answer #3 · answered by adit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad architecture, bad foundation, evidentlly the materials were find however ('cos it's still leaning)... the english actually repaired it but they didn't put it all the way up to retain it's fame & marketability; which was clever 'cos they retained that little bubble of tourist value!
2006-10-24 20:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by Can I Be Your Pet? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faulty foundation.
2006-10-24 20:37:25 · answer #5 · answered by mrscmmckim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
didn't do adequate foundation work for the soil it was built on.
2006-10-24 20:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by Cheryl E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poor foundations
2006-10-25 02:06:16 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they took the cheapest quote,and you get what you pay for.
2006-10-24 21:24:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋