A section of a collapsed wall in an ancient Egyptian building how these ancient people built earthquake-resistant structures without any of the knowledge or technology used by today's seismic engineers.
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Engineering The Impossible: Earthquake Proof
A section of a collapsed wall in an ancient Egyptian building how these ancient people built earthquake-resistant structures without any of the knowledge or technology used by today's seismic engineers.
Added: Nov 11, 2010
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