[New post] These Japanese Students Compete In Making Earthquake-Resistant Toothpick Towers

Rameesha Sajwar posted: " A Japanese engineering university in Kumamoto has always conducted competitions among its students to build toothpick towers that can withstand a simulated earthquake. The university is situated in the Circum-Pacific Mobile Belt, where there is consta" New post on Wonderful Engineering These Japanese Students Compete In Making Earthquake-Resistant Toothpick Towers by Rameesha Sajwar A Japanese engineering university in Kumamoto has always conducted competitions among its students to build toothpick towers that can withstand a simulated earthquake. The university is situated in the Circum-Pacific Mobile Belt, where there is constant seismic and volcanic activity. Japan is the world's most earthquake-prone country. 18.5% of earthquakes in the world occur in […] Read more of this post Rameesha Sajwar | February 27, 2022 at 12:56 am | Tags: Earthquake-Resistant buildings, earthquakes, earthquakes in japan, japanese sojo university, toothpick tower contest | Categories: Architecture | URL: https://wp.me/p3lRK9-12JJ Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Wonderful Engineering. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://wonderfulengineering.com/these-japanese-students-compete-in-making-earthquake-resistant-toothpick-towers/