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Another direction would be to build by default with as much margins as realistic. The original design with the welded joints would have allowed the building to
by hrktb 13y ago
Another direction would be to build by default with as much margins as realistic.
The original design with the welded joints would have allowed the building to withstand the corner winds, but it was replaced by bolts because builders thought it was overkill. Perhaps the consensus (or law?) should be to build with at least 2-3 times the calculated resistance, with only some justified exceptions.
Buildings would cost way more, but Intuitively it wouldn't be a bad thing (they would last longer and they would a bit less of a "mine's bigger" attitude)