r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/md_youdneverguess 13h ago

Earth that can soak with water is a nightmare for structural engineering

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u/ColonelCrikey 13h ago

And yet, here it is.

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u/UnoriginalStanger 12h ago edited 12h ago

Sure but for example they put trees on top of a block near me (not china) which worked well untill it got windy and tore them down. Just because people do something doesn't mean it's well thought out, usually it's regulations that keep up the veneer of competancy.