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    Mar 1, 2016, 11:31 AM
    5 Story building in CT Shakes
    I'm at work and on the 3d floor of a 5 story building anytime ANYONE walks everything shakes. WTH is this normal I don't like it. We can't hear or feel other floors just on our floor when people walk holy moly its awful.
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    Mar 1, 2016, 11:48 AM
    Unless you can tell us details about the structural materials and age and size of the building, I would suggest that you tell your employer that it's nerve wracking and see what he or she says.
    I can imagine what you describe in a renovated brick factory with wooden floors, based on not being able to hear feet above you. Is that the kind of building?
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    Mar 2, 2016, 11:59 AM
    That is fairly typical of too much floor load for the supporting joists. When you compromise the modulus of elasticity for wood, the floor starts to flex as you note.
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