Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Musical Plates: Engineering Application: Keeping Afloat
A instructional activity that looks at how to design a building so that it will withstand an earthquake and not sink or lean over.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Musical Plates: Designing an Earthquake Resistant Structure
A lesson where students look at how the sudden movement in an earthquake causes a building to collapse, and how to design a building that can withstand it.