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In order to approach a structural collapse problem, it is helpful
to gain some insight into different causes for failure. You
need to know how buildings respond to stresses in earthquakes, severe
weather, etc., as well as the architectural and civil engineering
challenges that are raised.
In teams of 2-3, prepare a 5-minute presentation/discussion of one
of the engineering case studies that I have attached. The
presentation will be to your colleagues and include:
- Summary description of the project
- Engineering challenges/features/considerations/principles
- Newsworthy note(s) — failure, innovation
- Lessons learned.
Be prepared for questions from colleagues, including the
ethics issues involved. In preparation, it would be a good
idea to have a look at the resources that our R&D assistant
posted for you.
After your presentations, please do some civil engineering work on your own using the Earthquake simulation at:
http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/quakes/interactives/makeaquake.html
You
will use this website to discover where and how to create buildings
that have better chances of surviving earthquakes. You will keep
track of your data in the Excel template provided. You will record
your conclusions in Microsoft Word.
Be sure to review the requirements for more direction on this
assignment.
