The attached video shows the Chinese bragging about putting up a tall building in hours that is earthquake-proof. However, to me the fascinating part is that there is no reinforced concrete involved. Those who follow the news know that the building collapse in Miami that killed so many was planned that way. How, you say? Well, the fact of the matter is that reinforced concrete corrodes and falls down after a while. The trick is to try to get everyone moved out just before the fall. That didn't happen.
Every tall building, particularly near saltwater, is waiting to fall and not just in Miami, but around the world. Imagine if the engineers and inspectors could point out that a building was becoming unsafe and the building could be dismantled as easily as it was put up and simply replaced. Maybe most of it could be recycled.
Who should we blame for the Chinese getting decades, maybe a lifetime, ahead of us?
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