- #1
- 18,809
- 13,652
- TL;DR Summary
- Stability of Chinese wooden joints under earthquake conditions
They took a model of one of the buildings in the Forbidden City and subjected it to loads equivalent all the way up to 10 on the Richter scale. Brick siding collapsed to rubble but the wooden structure was untouched.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...A4DEA5805A484E841219A4D&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...A4DEA5805A484E841219A4D&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
Last edited: