Simulating an earthquake with a 3D Printer

Опубликовано: 11 Январь 2025
на канале: 3D Printer Academy

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What makes some buildings survive an earthquake and others not? A 3d printer can be use to simulate real earthquakes. Can we save the lego man?!

NOTE: this scale building model makes it seem like braced frames are better, HOWEVER, both both braced frames and moment frames can be designed to equally withstand an earthquake. (video is for entertainment purposes only)

My favorite 3d printer:
Creality CR10 on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/3oac1pb

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Want to try this on your own?
I wrote a small program for simulating earthquakes with a 3d printer. Just a heads up, the program is not the best to please approach it with low expectations.

It's available for Mac and Windows: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Let me know if you have any questions regarding the program!

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Happy printing!
-Steven