Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City, Utah
If an earthquake hits Utah's capital, one of the best places to hunker down would be the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building, which houses the city's fire and police departments. An architectural triumph of steel, the 175,000-square-foot structure is not only LEED certified forenergy efficiency，但也建立了以承受幅度最高7.5的地震。该建筑欠吸收震动的地震阻尼器的推动抵抗力，让每个人都仍保持安全。
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One World Trade Center in New York, New York
New York's iconic skyline is constantly changing, thanks in part to super-strength industrial-style buildings like One World Trade Center. The 1,792-foot-tall steel specimen, which stands as a tribute to the original World Trade Center, features a 185-foot-high concrete base and blast-resistant plastic that make it stronger and more durable than typical buildings of its scale. It’s a lasting testament to the resilience of this great Americancity9月11日袭击之后。
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, Massachusetts
这座八层的132张医院位于查尔斯敦海军院子里 - 一个完全易受飓风和风暴飙升的地形 - 但它有很少的理由害怕母亲自然。其良好的排水系统，高效率heating和电力系统，泡沫绝缘框架可帮助其抗洪水。为了额外保护，建筑物的一楼以500年的洪泛区高度置于500年高于30英寸，确保医院将在未来的海平面上升。
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威尔希尔盛大中心在洛杉矶，加利福尼亚州
尽管你永远猜不到它的优雅外观让人想起一支点烟者，威尔希尔宏伟的中心巧妙地设计，以在一个主要的地震事件中生存。西海岸最高的1,100英尺高的建筑，采用屈曲束缚的支撑的混凝土芯，使其能够承受大大为7.4的地震。
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The U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California
The Wilshire Grand may eclipse the U.S. Bank Tower in height, but when it comes to impact resistance, this 1,018-foot tower in downtown Los Angeles may have itsneighborbeat. The 75-story skyscraper can survive an earthquake measuring up to 8.3 in magnitude with the help of bi-directional reinforcement of the steel core and impact-resistant granite strips on the exterior.
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AT＆T长线大楼在纽约，纽约
并非所有核辐射避难所都隐藏在secludedtrenches or deep underground. Located in plain sight on Thomas Street, the 550-foot AT&T Long Lines Building, built in 1974, was designed to protect inhabitants from nuclear fallout for up to two weeks. The floors are above average in height but also in strength—they can shoulder 200 to 300 pounds per square foot of impact load.
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1450 Brickell in Miami, Florida
The head-to-toe turquoise-tinted windows on this 500-foot corporate tower make for a showstopping spectacle in downtown Miami. But the windows' good looks aren't even their finest quality. The hurricane-proof glass can withstand winds up to 300 miles per hour without shattering, making these the strongest视窗in a commercial building in the country.
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Cheyenne Mountain综合体在科罗拉多斯普林斯，科罗拉多州
在Cheyenne山脚下进入这一军事安装的北门户，您将通过核碉堡行走，这是美国空间指挥的前中心。在进气口和出口中的25吨爆炸式门和爆破阀允许掩体承受30兆墨水从2英尺远的爆炸。由于避难所靠近山地春天，它还拥有超过一百万加仑的水库，可以使用超过一百万加仑的水库fight fires.
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佛罗里达州迈阿密的Perez艺术博物馆
虽然这座20万平方英尺的博物馆的折衷展品是迈阿密艺术爱好者的主要舞台，architecturebuffs are lured by the building's impressive engineering. Its location on Biscayne Bay makes it a target for hurricanes, so the construction crew built it at a raised elevation to escape storm surges. They also outfitted the exterior with hurricane-resistant windows designed to withstand Category 5 winds. But the proof is in the pudding: The museum recently survived Hurricane Irma without structural damage.
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Comcast Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
宾夕法尼亚州最高的建筑也是最强的建筑。康卡斯的公司总部飙升到973英尺的高度，采用混凝土中心，钢框架地板和质量阻尼器（减震结构）建造，用于增加稳定性。在外部，窗帘墙窗户帮助58层的建筑抵御费城的疯狂冬季winds with ease.
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