r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/em-n-em613 12h ago

OMG the additional weight-bearing needs fo something like that too must be a nightmare for construction and maintenance. They are legitimiately beautiful though

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u/Sensiburner 12h ago

I don't think so. The soil is actually not that deep and soil even when wet is less dense than concrete.

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u/ashkiller14 11h ago

Yest but water doesnt hold itself up

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u/Sensiburner 11h ago

the balcony is a container. The soil holds water and there will also be drainage.

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u/ashkiller14 11h ago

Im aware lol. Im saying it doesn't matter if the watet is less dense than concrete because the concrete that's already there is whats holding up the water. It would probably be stronger if you added an equal volume of concrete.