Techno Mart

Techno Mart is a shopping mall in Gwangjin District and Guro District, Seoul, South Korea.

Tremors

On 5 July 2011, a 39-story shopping mall called the "Techno-Mart" in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, shook violently for 10 minutes and was evacuated for two days.[1] After study, it was determined that about 20 people performing Tae Bo exercises to "The Power" caused the building to vibrate by creating a mechanical resonance. The tentative conclusion was the consensus among the six professors from an architectural institute and vibration measurement experts who participated in a recreation of the event. The Architectural Institute of Korea was scheduled to release the final results of the safety inspection later in 2011.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Moffie, Mike (5 July 2011). "Korea solves mystery of shaking skyscraper". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Ji-sang, Lee; Hee-jin, Kim (19 July 2011). Gym rats shook TechnoMart: Owner at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 July 2011). JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Suh-young, Yun (19 July 2011). "Aerobic exercise blamed for tremor at Techno-Mart". The Korea Times. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

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