02/03/2021
We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn’t have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.”
-Petra Nemcova
Our times had faced nature, its wonders, its beauty and its fatality. Earthquakes are one of nature's mighty forces. There had been earthquakes recorded decades ago. As technology and industry evolves, we also find ways to cope in times of disaster such as building earthquake resistant infrastructures.
Earthquake resistant structures are designed to prevent damage or a collapse of the building during an earthquake. It is made up of shear walls which are concrete walls with steel bars in them to reduce the rocking movement, cross-bracing to strengthens the walls using 2 diagonally intersecting steel beams, and a shock absorbers that absorbs tremors so that the top part of the building does not shake.
Grade 8 students, Naomi Maetel Ibe, Anne Margarette De Guzman, Jade Austin Rodriguez, and Aira Cortez spent time and effort designing an earthquake resistant building.
Additionally, Mikaela Joy Glino made a simple, concise and informative video about what to do before, during and after an earthquake.
Tune in and learn what simple things you can do that can save people's lives
