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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Can I Sell You a Quake-proof Bridge?
An alloy of nickel and titanium called
nitinol
can deform then pop back into its original shape. In shake tests bridge models using this material have been built that can experience a 6.9 quake and remain standing.
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