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Steel "fuses" not structural elements absorbed the shock of an earthquake greater than magnitude 7 and cables pulled the building back into plumb once the shaking stopped.

钢铁“保险丝”，非结构部件，吸收超过7级的地震冲击，并且一旦摇晃停止，钢缆就会将建筑拉回垂直状态。

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Steel “fuses,” not structural elements, absorbed the shock of an earthquake greater than magnitude 7, and cables pulled the building back into plumb once the shaking stopped.

钢铁“保险丝”，非结构部件，吸收超过 7 级的地震冲击，并且一旦摇晃停止，钢缆就会将建筑拉回垂直状态。

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Bart Sullivan, a senior vice president at WSP Cantor Seinuk, a firm that handles engineering for buildings like One World Trade Center, says building a residential skyscraper is generally more challenging than building a tall office building, partly because residential buildings have fewer internal columns and other core structural elements.

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