Posted Oct 26, 2017, 1:44 AM
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NYC/NJ/Miami-Dade
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Riverview Estates Fairway (PA)
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The skyscrapers can absorb the shock. Reinforced steel in the columns greatly helps, and shock absorbers. I believe the California building code includes earthquake related stipulations. The ones that are at risk are concrete based structures without steel reinforcement. Granted a massive magnitude earthquake will test everything, but there are measures in place for new towers. Things like a strong central core help, which a lot of skyscrapers have nowadays.
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