alt Hacker NewsBuilding to protect occupants and building to make the structure salvageable afterwards may be two different goals. Think crumple zones in cars.
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earnestinger • 01/17/2025
Nice point. Still, in wast majority of cases, house keeps standing -> habitant survival chance goes up.
Cars being on the move, makes that distinction much much more relevant
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llm_trw • 01/17/2025
Where is the crumple zone in the burned out buildings in California?
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This is not a good analogy.
Crumple zones in cars exist under the assumption that they will not be occupied by humans. In a house, on the other hand, any place could have a person inside of it during an earthquake, meaning that basically the entire house would need to stand to avoid any human being hurt.