What makes a home earthquake proof?
Your house structure should be cross-braced (reinforced walls using two steel beams), shear walls (concrete walls with beams through), this reduces the rocking movement, and shock absorbers at the foundation (isolation base).
Aim: What makes a home earthquake proof?
Equipment:
- 4 pieces of paper
- 4 cotton buds
- 6 thin sticks
- 3 small + 1 large cork
- 2 foam plastics
- scissors + tape
Our candy house made it to second place. It is somehow earthquake proof compare to others. As I have observed, our base/foundation made our house prevent sliding off. Other's houses easily slides off because of the smooth paper underneath.
What do architects do to make super tall buildings safe?
They have to use thicker walls and and beams to support the tall building. The foundation of the building is really important, it helps stabilize the height and weight of any type of buildings. Bill Baker, the architect of Dubai's Burj Khalifa-the tallest skyscraper- said that the structure of the building should confuse the wind (Winds creates vortices when it hit buildings). They also used dampers (shock absorbers) to prevent shaking and earthquake.
for more inofrmation about the Burj Khlaifa architecture, please click here
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