#11thweeklychallenge

[jdconan-blog]

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS QUESTIONS: A. During construction, how did you test the strength and stability of your structure? -We checked every part of the building from time to time during construction to make sure we were doing it right. After finishing the first story, we placed weights that were similar to a 250 grams sandbag and shook the building in order for us to test the strength and stability of the project. We did the same after finishing the second story. By then, we knew the capability of our building to handle earthquake test. B. During construction, what strategies did you use to strengthen the weaker areas? Why? -We used four straws in every corner of the stand of the building. We believed that through this, we would strengthen our over-all building. We also used plenty of paper clips to hold the straws together firmly. We also added pins on some parts for assurance. C. What are the strongest parts of your building? Why? -The strongest parts of our building are the corners since it was made of four straws each corner. It also served as the stand and support for the first story, so I assume that the first story of our building was strong enough to handle the earthquake test. D. What are the weakest parts of your building? Why? -The weakest parts of our building was the floors of the first and second story because it was only made of paper clips which would supposedly hold the sandbags. Unfortunately, we were unable to properly conceptualize the floors of our building. E. Where did you use string in your structure? Why? -We used the strings to attach the building to the base because this we believed that this would prevent the building from collapsing. Instead, because of the strings, our building would only sway during the earthquake test. F. Where did you use pins in your structure? Why? -We used the pins to hold together a group of straws. This was to make sure that the straws would stay intact with one another. We also used it to securely pin the parts that we weren’t sure of. G. If you had 5 more straws, where would you add them? Why? -If we had 5 more straws, I would suggest and add them as stand and support for the building. I would intersect the straws and place them diagonally inside and outside the floor area of the building. I believe this would strengthen the base of our building. Also, I would use them as flooring because paperclips aren’t that strong enough to handle weights.

[justinepulmones-blog]

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS QUESTIONS:

A. During construction, how did you test the strength and stability of your structure?

We tested it by putting things like phones, bottled waters, or anything that feels like 250g and sometimes we out it on the arm chair and would shake it to test it’s limits.

B. During construction, what strategies did you use to strengthen the weaker areas? Why?

We used more paper clips and twisted them together to the weak parts of the building to build a hard foundation of the it and we inserted pins so that we would be sure that it was holding together.

C. What are the strongest parts of your building? Why?

I could say that our octagon base was surely strong, hence because of its structure and was fully tested that it won’t breakdown when it is tested.

D. What are the weakest parts of your building? Why?

The second story of our building had a weak foundation, thus we didn’t expected it to be weak because we tested it but not exactly tested it like what we did to our base because we forgot to make it as strong as our base.

E. Where did you use string in your structure? Why?

We used it to hold the outer side of our second story building. We pulled or stretch the side of the second story since it has the weaker side to improve the weaker foundation compared to the last thing we made.

F. Where did you use pins in your structure? Why?

We used them mostly in connecting or securing the first and second story of the building more that it was before because it needs more grip on to that side.

G. If you had 5 more straws, where would you add them? Why?

I would choose to add them to the structures of the building that was weak, I would add three straws to the weak side of the second story and the remaining two straws would be added to my base to have a stronger foundation than before.