Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center
IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS, NOT JUST DURING A PARTICULAR TIME OF YEAR, BUT YEAR ROUND. AND IT’S ENGINEERING MONTH OUT AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. WE WANT TO JOIN FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA THERE TO SHOW US THE SCIENCE BEHIND TESTING STRUCTURES FOR SEVERE WEATHER. WHAT’S HAPPENING YOU GUYS? AND WELCOME BACK TO THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. I’M JOINED BY ZACH ONCE AGAIN. AND TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING OVER BUILDING HOMES. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF TRIAL CIVIL ENGINEERING. WE’RE GOING TO BE DESIGNING STRUCTURES THAT CAN SEE IF WE CAN WITHSTAND A FEW CATACLYSMIC EVENTS. BUT WE GOT TO HAVE A STRUCTURE FIRST. SO GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOUR DOMINO’S. I’M GOING TO USE MY DOMINO’S IF YOU WANT TO BUILD OUR STRONGEST SHAPE, RIGHT? SO WHATEVER STRUCTURE YOU LIKE, I’M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD WHAT I THINK WILL WORK OUT VERY, VERY WELL. I’M GOING TO BUILD A SIMILAR SKYSCRAPER. SO I’M GOING TO GO WITH SOMETHING YOU MIGHT SEE. IF YOU GO OUT TO NEW YORK CITY OR DOWNTOWN ORLANDO, WE CAN SEE HERE AS OUR STRUCTURES ARE GETTING FINISHED UP, WE’RE GOING TO PUT IT THROUGH THREE TESTS. OUR FIRST TEST, PROBABLY THE EASIEST, IS JUST WEIGHT BEARING. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE OUR STRUCTURES CAN SUPPORT THEMSELVES, STAND UPRIGHT AND SUPPORT THAT WAY. SO GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT HEAVY WEIGHT. THIS IS 500G SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF YOUR STRUCTURE WHEREVER YOU CAN FIT IT INSIDE ON TOP. PERFECT. AND YOU CAN SEE WE’RE NOT COLLAPSING. THAT’S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. WE DON’T WANT A HOUSE OF CARDS THAT CANNOT EVEN SUPPORT ANY WEIGHT OF PEOPLE INSIDE OF IT. I’M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE SAME TEST ON MINE. THERE WE GO. AS YOU CAN SEE, A NICE SOLID FOUNDATION FOR OUR STRUCTURE. SO NOW AS WE KNOW, THERE ARE MAJOR CATACLYSMIC EVENTS THAT CAN HAPPEN. THE FIRST ONE WE’RE GOING TO TEST VERY, VERY COMMON HERE, OF COURSE IN FLORIDA IS EARTHQUAKES. OKAY? BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF A FAULT LINE, HE SAID SARCASTICALLY. YOU CAN SEE HERE, OUR EARTH IS MOVING HERE IN THE GREAT MOUNTAINOUS RANGE OF FLORIDA. WE HAVE HERE OUR EARTHQUAKE TABLE. YOU CAN SEE WE’RE BOTH HOLDING UP PRETTY STRONG, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ON TOP, BUT SO FAR, SO GOOD. LET’S SEE IF WE CAN TURN. CRANK IT UP A NOTCH. LET’S GO. LET’S GO AHEAD. WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME SEPARATION. OKAY, OKAY OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR EARTHQUAKE WAS A VERY DANGEROUS. LET’S GO AHEAD QUICKLY. MAYBE REBUILD AND TEST FOR OUR FINAL ONE. OUR HURRICANE QUICK BUILDING MONTAGE AS WE GO AHEAD AND QUICKLY RESTACK. WE DO HAVE OUR OWN MAJOR EVENTS ALMOST EVERY YEAR. IT FEELS LIKE A HURRICANE IS COMING THROUGH. SO WE HAVE TO SEE HOW OUR BUILDINGS CAN HOLD UP TO THOSE STRONG GUSTS OF WIND. AND TO DO THAT, I HAVE, OF COURSE, OUR HANDY DANDY HAIR DRYER. OKAY, SO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GONNA STAND UP TO THE TASK? STAND UP TO HURRICANE HAIR DRYER? I GUESS WE’LL FIND OUT. WE’LL FIND OUT. ALRIGHT, WELL, START ON LOW FOR A CATEGORY LIKE 1 OR 2 HURRICANE AND SEE HOW THAT GOES. HURRICANE HAIR DRYER COMING ON SHORE. CATEGORY ONE FORCE WINDS AND A LITTLE BIT OF MOVEMENT UP TOP. MOVING. ALRIGHTY. ALL RIGHT. LET’S GO AHEAD AND UP THE STORM A LITTLE BIT. LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING BACK INTO THE GULF. PICKING UP THAT HOT TEMPERATURE AND SWINGING BACK AROUND. A LOT MORE MOVEMENT. YEAH, YEAH. YEAH YEAH. THAT’S WHY WE ARE BUILDING CODES HERE IN FLORIDA. EXACTLY. CORRECT. YEAH. NEITHER OF OURS ARE UP TO CODE. LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO BE BETTER CIVIL ENGINEERS. OR YOU CAN COME TO THE SCIENCE CENTER AND LEARN ALL ABOUT IT ALL MONTH LONG DURING ENGINEERING MONTH. CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS ALL HERE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH. IF YOU WANT TO EXPLORE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, KEEP IN MI
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science CenterEngineering Month continues at the Orlando Science Center, and this week WESH-2 First Warning Meteorologist Marquise Meda is teaming up with Zach to find if their model buildings can withstand natural disasters.
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center
Engineering Month continues at the Orlando Science Center, and this week WESH-2 First Warning Meteorologist Marquise Meda is teaming up with Zach to find if their model buildings can withstand natural disasters.