This week was used to talk about the foundation of the freedom tower, how we could start thinking of improvements and what the model would be created out of. It is slowly transitioning to the phase where we have to be conscious of our time because we are approaching the halfway mark.
Improvements
-Add a sway correcting pendulum to the top floor of the tower
-Waterproof the first two floors and increase the glass thickness so that the water pressure can not breach
-Put fish tanks on all the floors above 5 to relax the occupants of the building
[1] Foundation
-Strongest foundation in Manhattan
-Built to withstand 14,000 pounds per square inch
-3 times the strength of a home and 5 times the strength of a sidewalk
-24 jumbo steel columns 18 meters long and 64 metric tons for a total of 40,000 metric tons
-22,000 cubic yards
-An area was redone for performing 4,000 pounds per square inch short in a 6 inch section
[2]
Model
-We have known that we would 3D print a base for our model
-We will be creating parts to add onto the base model based on what altercation are made to the original design to improve the structure
The final piece of the freedom tower is the top section. This piece is similar to the middle section however it does not have a cylinder on the top of the the piece. This piece will connect with the middle piece to complete the 3-D model of the Freedom Tower. The dimensions for this piece are as follows: Height of 10in, the top square is 2in by 2in. The assembly of the tower and a better explanation of all the dimensions can be found in next weeks blog.
[1] http://jeffnorton.com/freedom-rising/
[2] http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-04-16-tower-concrete_N.htm
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