Earthquake-proof Houses
r I he cities of Tokio and Yokohama, in Japan, are being rebuilt on plans which have in \ iew a maximum of practical safely from earthquakes. The latest model in earthquake-proof houses is a residence in Tokio. built of concrete on new scientific principles. Heavy buttresses with cornices arc combined in one solid frame. If the house is shaken it will move as a unit, and thus will rot be torn to pieces Numerous canals provide a water transportation in both cities, and
necessarily there must be many' bridges across them. In 1923 there were 58J bridges in Tokio Two hundred and eighty-nine of these wore destroyed by the fire that followed the earthquake and 69 were shaken down, rhe bridges are being reconstructed of fireproof materials. Fireproof zones have been established, ami now people can find sale refuge from flames during a conflagration. The streets also have been widened.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 82, 6 April 1929, Page 14 (Supplement)
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152Earthquake-proof Houses Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 82, 6 April 1929, Page 14 (Supplement)
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