What types of buildings are very susceptible to collapsing due to earthquake waves?

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Armani Newman

16 April, 01:59

What types of buildings are very susceptible to collapsing due to earthquake waves?

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Malik Chan · Answer 1

The rigid ones.

Modern Civil Engineering technics used in projects of buildings prone to earthquakes try to absorb the waves by using material and structures that can bend (to a certain limit) instead of breaking down or collapsing.

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