The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 209, Issues 4-6National Geographic Society., 2006 - Geography |
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Isolator MEXICO CITY'S TALLEST BUILDING stands firm - so far - ... Los Angeles City Hall suffered severe damage during the 1994 Northridge earthquake as cracks opened throughout the building and exterior tiles crashed to the ground .
Isolator MEXICO CITY'S TALLEST BUILDING stands firm - so far - ... Los Angeles City Hall suffered severe damage during the 1994 Northridge earthquake as cracks opened throughout the building and exterior tiles crashed to the ground .
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MEXICO CITY'S TALLEST BUILDING stands firm - so far - thanks to diagonal shock absorbers that should allow it to withstand a magnitude 8.4 earthquake . Months after it opened in 2003 , the 55 - story Torre Mayor rode out the shaking ...
MEXICO CITY'S TALLEST BUILDING stands firm - so far - thanks to diagonal shock absorbers that should allow it to withstand a magnitude 8.4 earthquake . Months after it opened in 2003 , the 55 - story Torre Mayor rode out the shaking ...
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The feature echoes traditional Nepalese building design , in which walls are pegged together to keep them from collapsing individually . Buildings in Kathmandu ( left ) often lack such reinforcement , posing a grave danger to occupants ...
The feature echoes traditional Nepalese building design , in which walls are pegged together to keep them from collapsing individually . Buildings in Kathmandu ( left ) often lack such reinforcement , posing a grave danger to occupants ...
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