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Topic: building codes

A building collapsed by an earthquake (Mexico City, 1985)
Science
Friday, 6/26, 07:12 AM

Why Some Buildings Survive Earthquakes and Others Collapse

  • An earthquake's shaking rarely kills people on its own — buildings do.
  • What separates the structures that stand from those that fall comes down to physics, engineering, and whether the rules meant to keep buildings standing are actually enforced.

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