115: The Design of Earthquake-Resistant Buildings (ft. Dr. Matthew Bandelt)

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Timestamps:

- Teaser (0:00 – 0:56)

- Intro, self-cleaning bridges, episode highlights (0:56 – 4:37)

- Introducing Dr. Matthew Bandelt (4:37 – 5:28)

- Why civil engineering (5:28 – 7:47)

- Earthquake-resistant vs. normal concrete (7:47 – 12:38)

- Material property differences (12:38 – 14:29)

- Probability of buildings collapsing (14:29 – 18:25)

- Global concrete usage & carbon footprint (18:25 – 20:48)

- Extending lifetime of concrete & reducing construction (20:48 – 23:37)

- Material property tetrahedron of concrete (23:37 – 25:59)

- General standards for construction (25:59 – 27:27)

- Concrete innovation in 5-10 years (27:27 – 29:20)

- Advice (29:20 – 31:38)

- Conclusion (31:38 – 33:22)

- MSE Academy (33:22 – 34:28)