Is it possible for a large enough structure built near a small enough subduction zone to become lodged in it or buried very slowly as opposed to taken underground?
If so, how big would the structure need to be relative to the subduction zone?
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Sign up to join this communityIs it possible for a large enough structure built near a small enough subduction zone to become lodged in it or buried very slowly as opposed to taken underground?
If so, how big would the structure need to be relative to the subduction zone?
It’s not really possible at least with the materials and technology we have today.
A massive structure with a high mass would make subduction easier.
A massive structure with low mass would be better as it would tend to “float” but would suffer from a lot of other major issues. Firstly it would have to last millions of years to be properly tested. It would have to avoid becoming entrapped over those million years by falling debris from hills rising up and fault lines opening, closing, shearing and twisting unpredictably. The forces would be huge and eventually it would get entangled in surface material and would be subducted.