Earthquake Proof Building – Construction Design

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Key Design Features: CRITERIA
1 The building must fit the base.
2 The
1. building must be at least 36 cm tall.
3 The
2. building must have 2 stories that are each at least 18 cm tall (approximately
the height of 1 straw).
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4 Each story must support the weight of at least 1 sand bag (250 grams) without
4.
collapsing.
5 A5.construction drawing with measurements and analysis must be submitted
before earthquake testing.
6 To survive an earthquake test, the building must not collapse for 10 seconds after
the earthquake begins. The weights must stay on the building.

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