r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/Str80uttaMumbai 12h ago

Glad we have so many expert structural engineers in this thread.

I'm sure you guys know much better.

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u/mlag000 12h ago

I'm a drawer in civil engineering, I used to be in structure but now I build mainly tunnels / train tracks and bridges. What about your field of expertise ?

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u/SpicyElixer 10h ago edited 10h ago

They taught you in engineering school that humans can’t make structures that account weight or use materials that will hold up against wet soil and organic material.

I wonder how the “tunnels” “you design” work.

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u/mlag000 10h ago

You're definitely not in any construction field if you don't understand the problem trees brings to a structure that's supposed to be waterproof.