Suggest a mechanism that makes buildings resistant to earthquakes. Perform experiments and explain the results.
2007-03-26 01:10:27 · 4 answers · asked by jammal hines 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The hanging of the pendulum still worsen the situation. Because the force will act on the same end as it bends. Provide more reinforcement. Provide additional plinth beam.Find out the natural frequency of your building that should not match with the earthquake frequency of your area. This can be found from past records. Don't thing that only the taller buildings will be damaged during earthquakes. The lower frequency will damage taller building and higher frequency earthquakes will damage shorter buildings.The range of the frequency of earthquake is 0.5 to 15 Hz. Better design at lessor than 2.5 Hz. 1 divided by frequency is called periods. This will get reduced by 0.1 second per floor height.
2007-03-26 01:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is this thing I saw on the tv about earthquakes and it has already been used onsome city halls that are historic and they had lifted the building up and put wheels on it or shocks so the buiding would move with the earthquake later on these wheels or shocks were used on i think a 20 story skyscaper and they generated an earthquake and it with stood the earthquake
2007-03-28 03:46:17 · answer #2 · answered by criminalinvestigator23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has actually been done. build a model building (just outside skeleton) and on the top, on the centre of the building, hang a pendulum. Should do the work.
the rest is up to you=)
2007-03-26 01:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by Lara M. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enforce a 7 foot height limit on the buildings, with super reinforced walls.
2007-03-26 02:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋