EINSTINE
ALBERT A. SISON 19 Years Old Born on February 11, 1999 Contact No: 09778362876 Emil: einstinesison11@gmail.com College: FEU Institute of Technology BSCE V07 Skills: Computer Literate, proficient in technical skills. Einstine Sison pursues Civil Engineering. He understands that change is around the corner, having to reach the goal require movements. A single step is always better than not moving at all. "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
JOHN
MICHAEL C. CUENCO 17 Years Old Born on November 16,2000 Contact No: 09758689432 Email: johnmichael.cuenco7000@gmail.com College: FEU Institute of Technology BSCE V07 Skills: Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Computer Literate, Bilinguistic, had a mastery of speaking deep tagalog fluently.
John Michael Cuenco is a student leader who manage his every day time to be productive in any aspect of studies, activities and leadership. He is the President of FEU Tech Freshmen Society, despite of the stressful days and busy days he can still find time to meet and have a quality time to himself and to his friends. He always say the phrase " Laban lang" because he knew that surrender is not an option in a battle that you've started. We can be tired and rest but not to surrender and quit. "Engineering is not always about perfect solutions, it's about doing the best you can with limited resources"
RANZ
RAINIEL L. VALENZUELA 19 Years Old Born on September 23, 1999 Contact No: 09165539360 Email: ranzrnlvlnxzl@gmail.com College: FEU Institute of Technology BSCE V07 Skills: Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Computer Literate and on hand contributor. Ranz Rainiel Valenzuela is a 19 year old student who prioritize first loved ones before himself. Failure is just a stranger to him, when it comes he let it go and keep moving forward. He doesn't want to stuck himself thinking of his failure. If it comes, it comes. He'll move forward to be a better version of himself. He is currently a Civil Engineering student in Far Eastern University who is aspiring to be a licensed Civil Engineer in the near future. "As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world- not just study it."
21 Years Old Born on May 18,1997 Contact No: 09171355969 Email: edcelmolina18@gmail.com College: FEU Institue of Technology BSCE V07 Skills: Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Computer Lietrate, knows two language which is Tagalog and English and lastly he is media literate. Edcel Molina, is a basketball player, he was a skilled player and he is also good in composing song and playing guitar, he sometimes join in a band. His talent and skills create the personality that makes him more skillful in terms of recreational activities. "Science is about knowing, engineering is about doing."
“Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, build
on to that which is already excellent.” ― Auliq Ice
Countries are in the process of modernization, including Philippines. Different level of upgrade. The Philippines is also one of the country that is included in the Pacific Ring of Fire, where natural catastrophes such as earthquake are inevitable to happen. Making the Philippines the third most disastrous country.
The Philippines has a poor infrastructure ranking 97th out of 137 nations, not only Philippines has a poor infrastructure but also ranked 69th out of 189 countries in terms of income from Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To improve the Philippines' growth and economy, adaptation to changes much be able to perform at the utmost management.
Kinematic Base Isolation is the best tool for earthquake resistant having two systems; the Elastomeric isolation and the sliding system that the Philippines will be using as the best tool to lessen the distress from the ground to the building itself making the percentage of accident and dangerous event diminish.
The ambitious "Build, Build, Build" project of the governance will not only be the solution to the problem of poor infrastructure but also be the result to "Job, Job, Job" portal. Consuming $160-200 billion that fabricate 75 flagships projects also known as the "game-changing" projects that generates job, elevate rural area from poverty, lower the cost of products, countryside investment , and make the movement of good and people effective. The administration aims to complete the 75 flagships project before 2022 ends.
With the use of Kinematic Base Isolation, the ambitious "Build, Build, Build" project will be more impressive than the initial program, and will greatly be successful as having a good foundation for each infrastructure is the key.
"We're improving, but our neighbors are improving faster" is the direct illustration of the Philippines compare to other countries, that can withstand a high earthquake magnitude.
The Philippines are starting slower but the progress is out there. Together, the innovation we dream were more likely to happen if we've been serious doing progress and development on the resources we have, being wisely and resourceful will be our greatest strength to attain modernization through innovative resolution.
Kinematic Base Isolation: The Foundation of
Innovation
by Charlo Abogada
From the past few years, kinematic base isolation has become
one of the most popular tool for earthquake resistant design of structure. The
concept of decoupling of building, with the help of base isolation, was
invented from our past centuries of infrastructure. Many researchers have been
worked on base isolation system which become acceptable as a whole in
engineering field. However, several types of isolation systems were invented,
but only few of them were accepted thoroughly. Nowadays, full scale testing is
being performed on shake table to test the various characteristics of different
isolators. Filipino should actually acquire this great concept since we are in
distress of many calamities, such as earthquake, one of the most problem of
every infrastructures facing.
Kinematic Base
Isolation is one of the passive energy dissipation technique for earthquake
resistant design of structure. It is useful to control the energy which is
passed from foundation or ground to the upper stories. To achieve this, a
flexible layer of isolator is fix up between the superstructure and
substructure. This will shift the fundamental natural time period of structure
and the frequency of vibration ultimately reduces. This will avoid the
resonance condition between the ground acceleration and structural vibration.
The main use of isolation system is to reduce the displacements, base reactions
and member forces in structure. This technology can use two systems:
Elastomeric isolation and the sliding system. Though these two can use
different parts both still lessen the impact of earthquakes to buildings, for
these are designed to reduce the motion of buildings during earthquakes. In
elastomeric isolations, from the root word elastic, it uses the power of
elasticity with natural rubbers, lead cores, and high-damping rubber. Sliding
systems uses flat sliders and friction pendulum devices.
Elastomeric
isolation is better used for large buildings because these have large axial
loads. In this system, rubbers are used because of its ability to deform and
revert back to its original shape. Lead though made of plastic, it can deform
in multiple times but it will remain its shape and strength. Seismic dampers or
high-damping rubber, are used similarly to shock absorbers in cars. This
component can absorb the energy made by earthquakes so the building will take
less of the blow.
As for sliding systems, these are great for both small and
large buildings. The changes that base isolation brings can exponentially
decrease chances of building destruction compared to ordinary buildings. The components
of the system, which are flat/spherical sliders, and friction pendulum devices,
are used for the system to provide movement and avoid destruction. The sliders
itself makes it possible for the building to gain motion and maintain its
shape. The friction pendulum devices are what make this system stay together
even when in motion.
According to the research article: Analysis,
Design, and Construction of a Base-Isolated Multiple Building Structure,
Friction Pendulum Bearings, either with single, double, or triple, sliding
surfaces, are currently the most widely used isolation system worldwide. In
fact, thousands of bearings are in service in several earthquake-prone
countries, including Italy, where about 5000 single and about 2500 double
friction pendulum devices have been installed in new apartment blocks built in
L’ Aquila after the severe earthquake that struck the city in 2009. However,
most of these buildings are relatively small and regular in plan and elevation.
During an
earthquake, the ground beneath the building will start to move. According to
the law of inertia, an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in
motion will remain in motion with the same speed and same direction unless
acted upon by an unbalanced forced.
Effect
of Inertia in a Building when shaken at its base
Because of this,
if the ground moves, so will the building. If the ground moves fast, the
building will also follow. Once the building moves, it will become unbalanced,
changing its form from rectangle to parallelogram.
With the base-isolated
buildings, it will help the building to retain its original rectangular form.
The base-isolated building, itself, will escape the deformation and
damages-which implies that the inertial forces acting on the base-isolated
buildings have been reduced. The base isolation system will decreased the
acceleration and lengthens the vibration of the building, the time it takes for
the building to rock back and forth and then back again. And in general,
structures with longer periods of vibration tend to reduce acceleration while
those with shorter periods tend to increase or amplify acceleration.
With the help of the kinematic base
isolation, the building is built away from the ground, resting on flexible
bearings or pads known as base isolators, it will only move a little or not at
all during an earthquake. A structure won't be having severe damages that were
brought by an earthquake. As the ground moves and shakes, the building will
just follow the rhythm and will still retain its original form. It will be
helpful for the society and will lessen accidents or any dangerous events.
10 Famous Infrastructure Around the World by Ranz Valenzuela
1.Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates and is the world's tallest building ever built. Before, it
was called Burj Dubai. The building has 162 stories high and the tower was
constructed in 2004. The building was officially opened on 4 January 2010.
Facts about Burj Khalifa
·Tallest
building in the world (over 828 meters or 2,716.5 feet)
·It
is 3 times taller Eiffel tower and two
times taller than Empire State building
·The Gross Floor Area of the
tower is 3,331,140 ft2 or 309,473 m2
·During
the peak construction day, 12,000 workers were engaged everyday
·The
building was proposed 2003 but started in 2004 and was completed in 2010.
2. One World Trade
Center
One World Trade
Center (also known as Freedom
Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex
in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is the tallest building in
the United States, the tallest building in the Western
Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world. The building has the
same name as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center,
which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The
new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16-acre
(6.5 ha) World Trade Center site, on the site of the original 6
World Trade Center.
Facts
about One World Trade Center
·The
building is 1,776 feet and the sixth tallest tower in the world.
·It
contains more than 40,000 metric tons of structural steel.
·The
tower observation deck was specifically constructed with the memory of the Twin
Towers in mind. The deck itself begins at 1,362 feet, and a glass parapet
extends to 1,368 feet—the exact height of the South and North Towers
·The
building has 71 elevators that travel 23 miles per hour.
·It
also has green features. It is built from recycled construction debris and
materials.
3. Taipei 101
Taipei 101 is
a super tall skyscraper located in the Xinyi District of Taipei,
Taiwan. It was designed to resemble an enormous bamboo stalk.
Facts about Taipei 101
·The
building is 508 meters or 1,667 feet.
·The
construction began n 1999 and was completed in 2004
·The
building can withstand the force of nature
·The
elevator travels at 60.6 kilometers per hour
4. Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is
a complex palace in central Beijing, China. The former Chinese imperial
palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing
dynasty (the years 1420 to 1912), The Forbidden City is the home
of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for
almost 500 years.
Facts about
Forbidden City, Beijing
·The building
was constructed from 1406 to 1420.
·The complex
palace consists of 980 buildings that has 8728 rooms and covers 72 hectares
·The Forbidden
City has estimated 1 million laborers to complete the structure
·The building
has the world’s largest collection of well-preserved medieval wooden structures
·40% of the
forbidden city is still forbidden access.
5. The Dancing
House, Prague
The capital of Czech Republic, Prague has
many places to see especially the historical ones. The Dancing House is a
highly original building that resembles 2 dancers the famous duo Fred Astaire
and Ginger Rogers.
Facts about The
Dancing House
·The building
was constructed in 1992 finished in 1996
·The style used
is known as “deconstructivist” (new baroque) architecture due to its unusual
shape.
·The dancing
shape has 99 concrete panels that has each
. . different
shapes and dimension
·The house was
originally named as the “House of Fred and Ginger”
·The building
was awarded the prestige prize of the American Time magazine in 1996.
6. Lotus Temple
The lotus temple is located at Kalikaji, New Delhi. It
is one of the greatest architectural buildings of the 20th century
by countless newspapers and magazines. The temple is an embodiment of Bahai
faith, a monotheistic religion believes in the existence of the only one God
and emphasizing unity of all religions.
Facts
about the Lotus Temple
·The
temple was completed in 1986 and it is one of the most visited places in the
world.
·There
are nine sides of the temple formed by 27 marble petals arranged in the group
of three that has nine doors and has a capacity of 2500 people and 40 meters
high
·The
temple is one of the first templates in Delhi to use solar power
·The
material used for the temple is marble. It is more than 10,000 different size
of marbles were used to build the whole structure of the temple
The total area of the
place is 26 acres.
7. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
The
Petronas towers also known as Petronas Twin Towers. The twin tower was built to
create a 21st century icon for the Kuala Lumpur.
Facts about Petronas Towers
·The
plan of each tower is identical, it contains 88 stories and surmounted by
slender steel spire.
·The
building is 451.9 meters tall or 1483 feet
·The
tower features multi-faceted walls of 33,000 stainless steel and 55,000 glass
panels
·The
building was constructed on April 1994 and finished on 2000
·There
are 32,000 windows with UV and solar radiation steel.
8. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa or the Tower
of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral in
the Italy, known for its tilt. The tower is the third oldest structure in
the city.
Facts about the
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The building took 2 centuries to build it
started in August 1173 finished in 1372
·The soft
ground of Pisa is composed of sand, clay and deposits from the Tuscan rivers
·The mass of
the Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 14,500 tons
·The reason why
Leaning tower of Pisa does not fall because of the center of gravity.
The main materials used in the tower are marble, lime,
clay, and sand.
9. The Roman Colosseum
The roman colosseum is also known as Flavian
Amphitheatre. It is served as a gift to its people by Emperor Vespasian of the
Flavian dynasty. The Colosseum has 100 days of games which includes
gladiatorial combats and wild animal fights
Facts about the
Colosseum
·Approximately
100,000 cubic meters marbles were used for the construction of the theatre.
·It was built
between 72 A.D and 80 A.D
·1.1 million
tons of concrete was used along with stones, and bricks to complete the
Colosseum
·The Roman
Colosseum can fit around 87,000 of people
·In 847, a
massive earthquake destroyed the southern part of the colosseum
10. Taj
Mahal
Taj Mahal is
located at India. The building was built
in Agra between 1631 and 1648 for his favorite wife by the Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan. The Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India.
Facts
about the Taj Mahal
·The
Taj Mahal was built by 20,000 artisans and thousands of elephants were used to
transfer heavy materials.
·The
Taj Mahal is made up of marbles.
·One
of the Taj Mahal’s most recognizable features is the large white dome that is
often called “onion dome” due to its shape
·The
Taj Mahal was built in 1632 to 1643
·The
Taj Mahal is also known as “Crown of palaces”
