Thought you MEs might like to see this

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In summary, a model of one of the buildings in the Forbidden City was tested using loads equivalent to a 10 on the Richter scale. While the brick siding collapsed, the wooden structure remained untouched. This is due to the structural vibration damping provided by the wood joints, which helps to reduce peak forces. The regional building technology, which has evolved over thousands of years, has been designed to withstand the local environment, as seen with the weaknesses of tents, wooden buildings, and brick buildings in certain conditions. This is why the traditional design has stood the test of time.
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Stability of Chinese wooden joints under earthquake conditions
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All those wood joints add structural vibration damping, so the structure does not have a strong resonance, which helps to reduce the peak forces.
 
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Regional building technology has evolved over thousands of years to survive in the local environment. Tents blow away in the wind. Wooden buildings burn. Brick buildings collapse in earthquakes.
There will be a good reason why the traditional design has survived the tests of time.
 
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