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Isn’t wood the best material for earthquakes?
by mrfusion 5y ago
Isn’t wood the best material for earthquakes?
- shiftpgdn 5y agoFrom my understanding it is significantly easier to have a wood frame house meet earthquake based code requirements in California than anything else.
- worker767424 5y agoDunno about the "best," but it's a very good material because it flexes under load. Unreinforced masonry is probably the worst.
- ummonk 5y agoMetal is better, but it's an expensive building material. Wood is the best of the reasonably affordable building materials.