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  • Skyscraper that may cause earthquakes [Tapei 101]

    12/01/2005 6:56:52 PM PST · by aculeus · 35 replies · 2,242+ views
    The Guardian (UK) ^ | December 2, 2005 | by Kate Ravilious
    Taipei 101 is a building with a lot to boast about. Standing 508 metres (1,667ft) high, it is the world's tallest. And at 700,000 tonnes, it must be among the heaviest. But the sheer size of the Taiwan skyscraper has raised unexpected concerns that may have far-reaching implications for the construction of other buildings and man-made megastructures. Taipei 101 is thought to have triggered two recent earthquakes because of the stress that it exerts on the ground beneath it. According to the geologist Cheng Horng Lin, from the National Taiwan Normal University, the stress from the skyscraper may have reopened...