Monday, 4 July 2011

How to build an earthquake proof building

WHY WE BUILT IT THE WAY WE DID.

We tried to keep our model normal without changing the look of it, so we made a different structure and ground base.

For the base we have rubber shock absorbers that go with the motion of the movement. They can go up, down, left and right, this way the building will go with whatever way the earthquake throws or jolts it.

The structure is made up of a series of triangles. These are designed to make the structure of the building stronger than straight pillars.

In the top and bottom corners of the building are concrete triangle blocks, which are designed to hold the building in place. the lower corners, as well as the top, make the building tough.



1 comment:

  1. Great going there guys ! Its nice to see kids are taking initiative in some nice and relevant topic like this .
    Industrial construction

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