This is the Safest Place to Be in an Earthquake

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The inside story of Tokyo's most incredible structure. To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/TheB1M/ You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/tokyo-skytree-insane-engineering This video contains paid promotion for Brilliant. Additional footage and images courtesy of Tokyo Skytree Research sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/03/japan-earthquake-reason-2024-tsunami/ https://repository.nabunken.go.jp/dspace/bitstream/11177/309/1/BA67898227_2001_032_033.pdf 00:00 Intro 01:44 The Wind 03:12 Flexibility 05:37 Skytree Foundations 06:27 Outer Structure 07:18 Concrete core 08:04 Earthquake Proofing 09:10 Critical Infrastructure 09:55 Tuned Mass Dampers 10:55 Tokyo We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #engineering We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2024 The B1M Limited