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Can they withstand earthquake as per CA's standard, if one is built in CA?

• dsfyu404ed 9y ago
  If the roof designer spent more than a nanosecond trying to regain some of the rigidity lost by cutting the roof off then yes. The ceiling is already ~8ft with the stock roof so there's plenty of space for bracing. In stock form you can roll an empty one over and not hurt it much.
  • generic101 9y ago
    If you're in an earthquake, you don't want your house to roll over.... I'm assuming the container is attached to a foundation to prevent movement. If you are worried about an earthquake, bodily injury from glass windows breaking is probably your biggest concern.
• jdavis703 9y ago
  Shipping containers are designed for stacking on ships, which can have quite a bit of movement when at sea. If you engineer the house correctly, it's not a problem. I'd be much more concerned about living in a soft story residence than a container.