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Bricks are used a lot in earthquake zones in Europe, e.g. Italy (earthquake-rated bricks anyway, not common London bricks etc). I think the timber frame constru
by mattlondon 5y ago
Bricks are used a lot in earthquake zones in Europe, e.g. Italy (earthquake-rated bricks anyway, not common London bricks etc). I think the timber frame construction is more of a cultural thing than an earthquake protection thing.
- bin_bash 5y agoIt's absolutely an earthquake thing. You're not even allowed to use bricks for construction in California (or even own an existing brick building in some cases) unless you pay tons of money to reinforce it with steel. See https://blog.jumpstartinsurance.com/charming-brick-buildings-part-1/ https://blog.jumpstartinsurance.com/charming-brick-buildings...