Mudslide Skyscraper
Editors’ Choice
2019 Skyscraper Competition
Liang Yue, Liu Zimin, Wang Chunxin, Meng Yuan
China
In Sichuan and Gansu mountainous areas, the inhabitable land resources are very scarce, and the alluvial plain along the river is the main gathering place for people. Due to the deforestation and destruction of vegetation, the soil has become sparsely broken, and with the extremely dry and rainy weather in Gansu, the danger of mudslides has always threatened the residents on the plain.
Affected by the 512-magnitude earthquake in 2008, the situation became worse and the soil was looser. In the past ten years, mudslides of different sizes have erupted in the rainy season almost every year. The houses rebuilt after the disaster have been damaged several times, causing huge loss of life and property. The mountainous land resources are in short supply, and the alluvial plain is the main gathering place for people.The depth of the mountainous terrain ditch, the debris flow erupts along the ditch.The alluvial plains gathered by people are just facing the downward direction of the debris flow.
Damage of debris flow:
1. The mudslides that flow down carry enormous energy, and the impact of megaliths and floods are terrible;
2. The high-speed impact of mudslides destroyed a large number of houses, many of which were newly built houses after the earthquake;
3. After the end of the debris flow, the stone sand accumulation city is difficult to clean up, bringing secondary damage to th...
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