Overhang collapse at McDonald's drive-thru

[bcla]

I'm wondering if an awning would have worked better in this setup.

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/...alds/103-fa4e4dde-2f62-48fa-8d71-62728feb41dd

 

[_19disnA]

Looks like some sort of clay tile roof which is mostly used out west. I assume someone didn't properly design the attachment points for that added weight compared to other similiar roofs McDonld's uses elsewhere in the country that don't weight nearly as much.

 

[bcla]

Looks like some sort of clay tile roof which is mostly used out west. I assume someone didn't properly design the attachment points for that added weight compared to other similiar roofs McDonld's uses elsewhere in the country that don't weight nearly as much.

The closest thing I can think of was the Berkeley apartment balcony collapse that mostly injured several Irish students visiting the area for the summer. That problem was that the balconies were made of wood that had rotted because they didn't have adequate protection against rainwater entry.

 

[_19disnA]

Article never mentions the age of the structure. It looks fairly new to me. The 4 metal attachment points you can see in the picture (might be a 5th behind that tree) probably failed as they were insufficient to hold the added weight of those clay tiles.

 

[tvguy]

Article never mentions the age of the structure. It looks fairly new to me. The 4 metal attachment points you can see in the picture (might be a 5th behind that tree) probably failed as they were insufficient to hold the added weight of those clay tiles.

The article says this:
Division Chief Brian Bagely said it was a catastrophic failure of a partial overhang that was above the drive-thru and drive-thru windows.

"It was very apparent that the construction of the overhang was not engineered appropriately for the weight of the roofing material," said Bagley.

 

[goofyernmost]

The article says this:
Division Chief Brian Bagely said it was a catastrophic failure of a partial overhang that was above the drive-thru and drive-thru windows.

"It was very apparent that the construction of the overhang was not engineered appropriately for the weight of the roofing material," said Bagley.

Might have been engineered OK, but built improperly by careless contractors. It's been known to happen. It might have been badly engineered but that isn't the first thought I had.

 

[DisneylandFreak2013]

Good thing we haven't been to McDonald's in a while, this would freak me out going through the drive thru.

 

[_19disnA]

I am sure once the lawsuits start there will be plenty of blame to spread around regarding who was actually at fault.

 

[goofyernmost]

Good thing we haven't been to McDonald's in a while, this would freak me out going through the drive thru.

Not to worry, very few have canopies the length of the building. Most are just big enough to individually cover each window. Some don't even have that.

 

[sailorstitch]

Reminds me of when I was a teenager, the pole to the sign at our McDonald's gave out. It was a very old sign. The pole gave out near the base and the sign fell like a cut tree in the parking lot. Thankfully nobody was hurt.

 

[HopperFan]

No one was hurt so I'd be going for a brand new car and Happy Meals for life!

 

[Mysterian]

At least the ice cream machine was working.

 

[DisneyHardin]

Not to worry, very few have canopies the length of the building. Most are just big enough to individually cover each window. Some don't even have that.

That's what I was thinking. All the McDonald's around here have very small overhangs just over the windows.