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THe Worlds Biggest Earthquake Proof Buildings

Discussion in 'Life in the Philippines' started by Anon220806, Dec 20, 2013.

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    Torre Mayor (Mexico City, Mexico)

    "Mexico City's 57-story skyscraper stands near ground zero for an 8.1-magnitude quake that leveled much of the city and killed more than 10,000 citizens in 1985. As such, the Torre was built to withstand rare but powerful 9.0-magnitude earthquakes it represents one of the most quake-proof buildings in the world alongside the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles."


    http://www.technewsdaily.com/5189-biggest-earthquake-proof-buildings-gallery.html

    It uses giant shock absorbers.
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    And quite a good video from that man Iain Stewart on earthquakes in general...




    He bangs on about 10 salient points including the prediction of earthquakes in Turkey and a megathrust faultline earthquake in the USA.
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