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7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Southeast Asia, affecting Myanmar and Thailand

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275 points testrun | 2 comments | 28 Mar 25 09:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lordnacho ◴[28 Mar 25 11:17 UTC] No.43503986[source]▶
I was wondering about the collapsed building in Thailand that was under construction.

Do civil engineers take precautions for under-construction buildings? Do they minimize the risk somehow? I'm guessing there's inevitably a window during which an earthquake would be catastrophic, even if the end product is earthquake resistant.

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1. jeffbee ◴[28 Mar 25 16:31 UTC] No.43507325[source]▶
It doesn't seem like the state of being under construction would have been the problem. It's a reinforced, poured-in-place concrete building. It should be as strong in that state as it would ever have been. Suggests a design error.
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