>> I'm pretty sure 3D printed concretedome houses could be designed to withstand storms. <<
They are inherently the most storm-resistant structures we can build. Trouble is, that stuff is heavy, so you don't want to put them on ground that can flood because they might sink. Other materials, such as sprayfoam insulation, are much lighter but less strong. Geodesic domes are also fairly lightweight but their shape still gives them good storm resistance.
>> I wonder if such buildings could be placed to act as windbreaks or tsunami buffers? <<
I had not thought of that. Possibly they would help, or some other baffle might work better. I'd want some mathematicians and engineers to study this with water tables and wind tunnels to derive the most effective approach.
>> (In case of tsunami, evacuate and come back later!) <<
I love the Egyptian solution. They built heavy stone structures. When the Nile began to rise, they moved valuables to upper stories and packed off to the desert for 2-3 weeks. After the flood receded, they rinsed off the buildings and put everything back, then went out to plant the freshly watered and fertilized fields. \o/
The Japanese solution was the opposite: they built with flimsy, lightweight materials that were easily destroyed but also easily replaced.
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They are inherently the most storm-resistant structures we can build. Trouble is, that stuff is heavy, so you don't want to put them on ground that can flood because they might sink. Other materials, such as sprayfoam insulation, are much lighter but less strong. Geodesic domes are also fairly lightweight but their shape still gives them good storm resistance.
>> I wonder if such buildings could be placed to act as windbreaks or tsunami buffers? <<
I had not thought of that. Possibly they would help, or some other baffle might work better. I'd want some mathematicians and engineers to study this with water tables and wind tunnels to derive the most effective approach.
>> (In case of tsunami, evacuate and come back later!) <<
I love the Egyptian solution. They built heavy stone structures. When the Nile began to rise, they moved valuables to upper stories and packed off to the desert for 2-3 weeks. After the flood receded, they rinsed off the buildings and put everything back, then went out to plant the freshly watered and fertilized fields. \o/
The Japanese solution was the opposite: they built with flimsy, lightweight materials that were easily destroyed but also easily replaced.