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Which of those two skyscrapers would you prefer to be inside during an earthquake?
by _coldfire 10y ago
Which of those two skyscrapers would you prefer to be inside during an earthquake?
- Jach 10y agoZhang's. They're built to withstand magnitude 9.0. https://www.wired.com/2012/09/broad-sustainable-building-instant-skyscraper/ https://www.wired.com/2012/09/broad-sustainable-building-ins... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/30/chinese-construction-firm-erects-57-storey-skyscraper-in-19-days https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/30/chinese-constr...
- adrianN 10y agoThey might be designed to withstand magnitude 9.0, whether they actually are built that way is a different question.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoIndeed; I would assume a big part of the bureaucratic layer exists to make everything work mostly correct even though there will be cheaters and thieves at every stage of the construction process.