Re: UMASS tower library ULs

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From: Julie E Young
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 00:00

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from what i understand , it's true.  the library was constructed on land 
which is considered to be clay and when it rains, the clay shifts.  in 
order to keep the building more structurally sound, and keep it from 
shifting too much between the clay and the weight of the building and 
the books, it was necessary to clear some of the floors.
i got this info from a Pioneer Valley geology tour that i went on at the 
beginning of the year.
  Julie Young

 On 3 Apr 1996, Daniel M Drucker wrote:

> Date: 3 APR 1996 00:37:51 GMT 
> From: Daniel M Drucker <dmd@cs.umass.edu>
> Newgroups: 5col.general, alt.folklore.urban
> Subject: UMASS tower library ULs 
> 
> 
> I've heard it said that the weight of the books was not factored in when 
> UMASS's 26-story library was built, necessitating the clearing of some 
> floors. Is this true, or just another urban legend?
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
>            [ Daniel Drucker / dmd@student.umass.edu / N2SXX ]
> 
>

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Date: 1996/04/03
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