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Is it more than 1 story? Then run, don't walk, away. Don't do tall buildings in seismic zones without the benefit of an incredible amount of engineering pract
by myself248 4y ago
Is it more than 1 story?
Then run, don't walk, away.
Don't do tall buildings in seismic zones without the benefit of an incredible amount of engineering practice, inspections, audits, and enforcement. If you suspect the locals are corrupt, your safest place during an earthquake is a straw hut or reasonable facsimile thereof.
- dotancohen 4y agoJapanese and Taiwanese buildings taller than a single story seem to fare fine.
- Loughla 4y agoI'm assuming that is answered mostly by the second paragraph OP wrote that you seemed to miss: >[. . .] without the benefit of an incredible amount of engineering practice, inspections, audits, and enforcement.