https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd By Fatima Santana, Zarina Ickes, Rebecca lopez en-us 2018-12-17 17:15:09 UTC 2018-12-20 17:17:56 UTC hello@padlet.com 459237 https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315260444 We used wood and foam to build our earthquake-proof building. We chose to use wood because wood is proven to be able to withstand massive earthquakes because it is strong and flexible. We chose to use foam because it was an easy way to keep the wood in place and to make the building sturdier. The wood was used to make the beams, the main base, and the floors of the building. They foam was used as a seismic shield/cloak at the bottom. It was also used to keep the beams in place and to make the building sturdier. There were no difficulties with the materials]]> 2018-12-17 17:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315260444 459237 https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315262087 We based our design research from different earthquake- proof qualities used in buildings today. One example is, the Taipei 101 located in Taiwan. It was built to withstand earthquakes by having a tuned mass damper at the top part of the building. This ball weighs around 800 tons! Whenever there's an earthquake, it sways the opposite direction the building is. This helps the building keep balance and barely move at all. Another example is, the use of seismic cloaks. Seismic cloaks are placed under the building in rings surrounding each other. The hardest rings are on the outside, while the softer rings are closer the the building. The earthquake's waves gradually deviate away from the building each time they hit a ring. And once the wave has hit a few of the rings, it can't hit the couple of the closest rings surround the building. This makes the building "invisible" to the waves of an earthqake.]]> 2018-12-17 17:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315262087 459237 https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315262453 We incorporated earthquake-proof qualities into our structure by putting in wooden poles in each corner of each floor to make the building symmetrical so the force from the earthquake is equally distributed throughout the structure. In addition to symmetry, we used foam as a seismic cloak so the earthquake's waves would deviate away from the building. Finally, we hung a wooden ball at the top by string to act as a tuned mass damper to keep the structure balanced.]]> 2018-12-17 17:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315262453 459237 https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315264731 Our design consists of two earthquake-proof qualities, a tuned mass damper, and a seismic cloak. We made sure our design was symmetrical to keep balance, and strong enough to stay upright when shook. Our design is better than other designs because, it is successful at keeping it's balance and being really sturdy,]]> 2018-12-17 17:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/315264731 459237 https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/316054527 2018-12-20 01:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/316054527 459237 https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/316057569 2018-12-20 01:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/4080141/6t7tfao7txqd/wish/316057569