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> If you build it right Which means very heavy, and only designs that can use gravity to hold them together.
by rootusrootus 5y ago
> If you build it right
Which means very heavy, and only designs that can use gravity to hold them together.
- robocat 5y agoI am pretty sure you don’t want to depend on gravity to hold your home together in an earthquake. “scientists have revised ground accelerations at the two stations to 1.37g and 1.51g [vertical G force]”.
- rootusrootus 5y agoI agree. My point was that 'build it right' in the Roman definition was to use a lot of concrete, no reinforcement, and gravity to hold it all together. It is not really feasible given our expectations for modern buildings.
- bsder 5y agoRome is an active fault zone. And the Romans knew how to build earthquake-proof structures. The Colosseum fell because people stole the lead rebar--not because of the concrete.