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| Charles... |
 Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:51 am |
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 4, 2009) — A new earthquake-resistant structural
system for buildings, just successfully tested in Japan, will not only
help a multi-story building hold itself together during a violent
earthquake, but also return it to standing up straight on its
foundation afterward, true and plumb, with damage confined to a few
easily replaceable parts.
<more> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090902112759.htm |
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