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You want to build vertically in an earthquake prone area? You need to move a bit east, friend. There _is_ going to be an earthquake.
by tired_man 11y ago
You want to build vertically in an earthquake prone area?
You need to move a bit east, friend. There _is_ going to be an earthquake.
- ItsDeathball 11y agoEarthquake resistance isn't an immediate win for low-density housing. Tall buildings can be safer in an earthquake than single-family homes and low-rise townhouses, both due to a lower structural resonance frequency and the ability to spread the cost of advanced safety features (like mass dampers) across more tenants.
- tired_man 11y agoYeah. We're going to disagree here. Let's revisit this after the next big earthquake to see which buildings survived the event in a habitable condition and monitor which areas are without utilities the longest.
- ScottBurson 11y agoThis is ridiculous. It's well-known how to build taller buildings in an earthquake-safe way -- San Francisco has plenty of them, as does LA. Anyway, we don't need to go to 40 stories to be "vertical". The vast majority of residential structures around here are 1 or 2 stories. Even 8-story buildings would start to make a difference. Of course, they would add to traffic...