Techno Mart refers to either of two different shopping malls in Seoul, South Korea.[clarification needed] The Gangbyeon branch, located in Gwangjin District, contains an estimated 2000 electronics and appliances stores.[1] The Sindorim branch is located in Guro District.[2]
Tremors
editOn 5 July 2011, the top 19 stories of the 39-story building housing the Gangbyeon branch of Techno Mart shook violently for 10 minutes and was evacuated for two days.[3] After study, it was determined that 17 people performing Tae Bo exercises to "The Power" in a 12th floor fitness center 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.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Techno Mart - Gangbyeon Branch (테크노마트-강변점)". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Techno mart Sindorim branch". Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Moffie, Mike (5 July 2011). "Korea solves mystery of shaking skyscraper". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Ji-sang, Lee; Hee-jin, Kim (19 July 2011). "Gym rats shook TechnoMart: Owner". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 19 July 2011. - ^ 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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