Architect- design a building suited for your location.
You will work with the engineer to determine how a building can be designed to withstand an earthquake and then create a drawing of a building. Answer these questions:
1. What type of building does better in an earthquake, low-level or a tall skyscraper?
2. Are certain building designs more beneficial to withstand an earthquake?
You will also need to complete the drawing of your building based on the information all group members have acquired, the engineer will help in this phase as well. Make sure to consider the following and include them in your drawing: the foundation, the framing, the height of building, and the special features the engineer has discovered to help it withstand an earthquake.
You will work with the engineer to determine how a building can be designed to withstand an earthquake and then create a drawing of a building. Answer these questions:
1. What type of building does better in an earthquake, low-level or a tall skyscraper?
2. Are certain building designs more beneficial to withstand an earthquake?
You will also need to complete the drawing of your building based on the information all group members have acquired, the engineer will help in this phase as well. Make sure to consider the following and include them in your drawing: the foundation, the framing, the height of building, and the special features the engineer has discovered to help it withstand an earthquake.