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	Podcast:		Science Nation
	Episode:		Engineering earthquake resilience in downtown skyscrapers
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:03:24
	Publish Date:		2018-03-09 14:16:00
	Description:		Structural engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) are using downtown Los Angeles as a testbed to broaden the design of earthquake-resistant buildings to earthquake-resilient communities. In this case, resilience means that in the event of a major earthquake, or even "the big one," tall buildings would better withstand the initial impact, and clusters of skyscrapers would be able to recover more quickly from any disruptions, such as water and power outages. The key is in the data and computer modeling.
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