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Are there any modern construction equivalents to such construction? Or have we surpassed and come up with better models?

• Zenst 5y ago
  Tuned dampning would be one of the main ways in modern times and nice read about such things :- https://blog.jumpstartinsurance.com/more-ways-to-keep-buildings-safe-in-earthquakes/ https://blog.jumpstartinsurance.com/more-ways-to-keep-buildi...
• dumbfoundded 5y ago
  Wood works pretty well. If you live in California, you don't see a lot of houses built out of brick.
  • Zenst 5y ago
    True, though costs may also be a factor. Was interested in what the oldest buildings in California would be and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_i... Darn, you have to love arches in buildings - do seem to stand the test of times well. Also wondering if that is a lime render being used and if that is useful in dispersing resonance in the structure - I'm thinking yes.
    • dumbfoundded 5y ago
      A lime render may help: https://www.zdnet.com/article/seismic-fabric-could-protect-old-buildings-from-earthquake-harm/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/seismic-fabric-could-protect-o...
    • goto11 5y ago
      I was really confused the oldest building in California was a monastery from 1181. Apparently it was built in Spain in the middle ages, but in 1931 was purchased by an American billionaire and shipped to California!