so people dont die
no
Simple retangular shapes are building configuration response well to earthquakes. They can distribute force more evenly. U, L, H,T configurations don't resist well because of strong concentrated forcein the inside corners created by the those shapes.
japan
The person who invented earthquake proof buildings was called Proffessor Boermel
a lot of money
Transamerica Pyramid was created in 1972.
The motto of Transamerica Corporation is 'The Power of the Pyramid'.
to work at
6312484.3 square feet
it is made out of steel
it has support from the bottom
The Transsmerica Pyramid was built in 1969-1972 by William Pereira & Associates.
what makes the transamaerica pyramid unique is that it has a great shape and all the windows take a month
The San Francisco skyscraper is 853 feet tall (260 m).
No, no houseis earthquake proof.
The Castello Sant Angelo
they use earthquake kits, MEDCs build earthquake proof buildings and use earthquake proof tables.