Top 3 Deadliest Buildings in an Earthquake - Engineer Explains

Structural engineer Mathew Picardal explains the top 3 deadliest buildings in an earthquake and how they work with simple demonstrations. These buildings are so dangerous, that legal mandates are in place to retrofit thes buildings in seismic zones such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.

📗 Chapters 📗
0:00 Intro
0:40 1. Soft Story Buildings
2:20 2. Non-ductile Concrete Buildings
4:25 3. Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Buildings
6:14 Does my building need a seismic retrofit?
6:36 More Earthquake Engineering Videos


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