This week was spent looking at natural disasters and how they could affect structures in New York. The research we were able to do on the actual structure was not as easy to find as we had hoped so we started looking at what things would pose a threat to the integrity of the Freedom Tower. We also began the process of constructing a CAD model. We scaled the dimensions down by 750x so that it was easily portable.
Common issues that affect the building
-Gravity
-Fire
-Wind
-Water
[1] Hurricanes
-Manhattan is located near an ocean
-Hurricanes are getting worse due to global warming
- Floyd Winds: 60 mph
1999 Rain: Several inches of flash flooding
- Irene Winds: 65 mph
2011 Rain: 7 inches
- Sandy Winds: 85 mph
2012 Rain: 9.41ft
- All time high of winds from 100 -135 mph
This knowledge is important so that we know what the tower was built to stand firm through and how we can make improvements to the design based on the basic needs for structural integrity.
The first piece made was the base of the Freedom tower. This piece was relatively straight forward because it was just a square with a height a little smaller than the length and width. The cylinder on the top is just there to attach the other pieces together. The dimensions for the box are: length 3.2in, width 3.2in, height 2.976in. The dimensions of the cylinder are: radius of 1in, height of 1in and is located in the center of the square. These dimensions are exactly 750x times smaller than the actual dimensions
[2] All dimensions are based on the following actual dimensions of the building:
Length: 200ft
Width: 200ft
Height: 186ft
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