Mixed-Used Balsa Wood Tower
Jane Claire Gapol, Rebeca Passos Cerqueira, Alex Dadi, Noor Aldawoody, Michael Tsegay Edwardo
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang
This project involves designing and constructing a balsa wood model inspired in Kobe, Japan, located in the earthquake-prone Pacific Ring of Fire. The model will be tested in a shake table to evaluate its seismic performance, focusing on earthquake resistant design, structural dynamics, and resilience strategies essential to civil engineering advancements.