Can We Make Buildings Truly Earthquake-Proof?

Unlike other natural disasters, earthquakes are almost impossible to predict. For this reason, earthquake-proofing buildings is now necessary for all modern construction—luckily, engineers have come up with some amazing ways to protect our buildings and their inhabitants from when the next one might strike. Learn all about them with Olivia Gordon in this new episode of SciShow! SciShow is supported by . Go to to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: ---------- Sources: #/1/2 (you can access the paper ’s a super long URL) Images : commons tuned mass dampers&ved=0ahUKEwjHideVr5niAhVRtZ4KHQmUD1cQMwhDKAgwCA&iact=mrc&uact=8 :Spring–mass–://:London_Millennium_Bridge_-_Damper_beneath_deck, :#/media/File: :Airport_Sahiba_Gö#/media/File:Airport_Sahiba_Gö