My Teacher Miss Abby Assigned the whole class to create a structure that would withstand some sort of natural phenomena and then write about it on their blog so here I am. Let me start with what structure I am making. I am making the Burj khalifa.
About the Burj khalifa:
The Burj Khalifa (Arabic:, “Khalifa Tower”) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, named after Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. At 828 metres, it is the world’s tallest structure (2,717 feet). Burj Dubai was the name of the structure before it was completed. The structure is 162 storeys tall.
The materials I used are:
- hot glue
- duck tape
- old soda cans
- silver metallic paint
Following here is a short description of my finished structure.
My structure is very tall. it is made up of hot glue, duck tape, old soda cans and silver metallic paint. It is kind of in a “V” shape and it is colour coded to look nice.
Here is a photo of my structure
My building (The Burj Khalifa) is supposed to withstand an earthquake. The features that ensure that my structure will withstand the external forces it is intended to withstand are hot glue and duck tape, to keep the cans stuck together.
here is a list of my materials and what they would be in real life :
- hot glue – reinforced steel
- duck tape – reinforced steel
- old soda cans – concrete
- silver metallic paint – embossed stainless steel