Video: Well-Designed Buildings Sway, But Stay Standing in Japan Quake
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#2Damn.
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#3Was the video taken after the earthquake had stopped ? The camera seems to be fixed, no movement at all ?!
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#4Isn't it generally expected that skyscrapers will be pretty well-engineered? Are there any examples of skyscrapers being significantly damaged by an earthquake?
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#5Modern engineering rocks.
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#6Hats off to Japanese engineers and architects!
Re: Video: Well-Designed Buildings Sway, But Stay Standing in Japan Quake
#7Was the video taken after the earthquake had stopped ? The camera seems to be fixed, no movement at all ?!
Maybe they used software correction or a self-balancing camera apparatus.
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#8Was the video taken after the earthquake had stopped ? The camera seems to be fixed, no movement at all ?!
They could be using software correction. That explains only one building moving a lot, very small movement on the others(reference part of the frame fixed).
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#9Isn't it generally expected that skyscrapers will be pretty well-engineered? Are there any examples of skyscrapers being significantly damaged by an earthquake?
Well, sure. But we don't usually get dramatic video illustrating just how well engineered they are.
I tried to think of an incident where a skyscraper was significantly damaged in an earthquake, but I couldn't off the top of my head. All I remember was how well Taipei 101 stood up to the earthquake that occurred while it was being built[1].
1: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Taipei_101#St...
Re: Video: Well-Designed Buildings Sway, But Stay Standing in Japan Quake
#10Isn't it generally expected that skyscrapers will be pretty well-engineered? Are there any examples of skyscrapers being significantly damaged by an earthquake?
There's this...it wasn't an earthquake but it does represent the other end of the spectrum for building codes for large buildings.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5685963...