6 Science: Building Design

How do the design concepts below help in an earthquake?

What images and examples can you find for each one?

• Base isolation systems
• Tune-mass damper (ex: Taipei 101 tower)
• Re-enforced steel concrete 
• Cross bracing
• Flexible joints

Examples: What technology do these use?

• How Earthquake-Proof Buildings are Designed
• Top 5 Earthquake Resistance Buildings
• Designing For Earthquakes: 7 Buildings

• American Scientist
• Discover 
• New Scientist
• Popular Science
• Science 
• Scientific American
• Science Daily
• Science Illustrated
• Science News

• Outsmarting Tremors with Earthquake Resilient Building Design 
• Building for Earthquake Resilience - about Base Isolation
• Seismic Design Principles - scan down for useful terms
• Earthquake Resistant Design Concepts, via FEMA - Scroll to Table of Contents & See Chapter Three