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Engineer Class Builds Mock Earthquake Resistant Apartment Building

Keren Lee, Managing Editor of Video and Technology
January 23, 2024
Andrea Hernandez
Senior Kaden Strickland records data from the experiment. The class has been working on the buildings for three to four weeks.

The engineering class was recently tasked to engineer an earthquake resistant apartment building. The class has been working on the project for three weeks. 

“I love the engineering process for testing out the tower,” senior Kaden Strickland said. “Creating different designs and having to test each one makes the process enjoyable and unique from anything else.”

The class has been building and designing apartment buildings to make it earthquake resistant. After testing the tower they modify and compare the models. The engineering curriculum focuses on civil engineering. 

“I love the process that it takes to build and design the tower to produce an earthquake resistant building,” senior Diego Garcia said. “The buildings will help people in the future with building regulations.

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Keren Lee
Keren Lee, Managing Editor of Video and Technology
Keren is a junior at Lindale High School, and she is the technology and video editor for the Eagle Eye.  She likes to socialize and spend time with her friends. Keren hopes to take a gap year for mission work and then go to college and maybe go abroad in the future.
Andrea Hernandez
Andrea Hernandez, Managing Editor of News
Andrea is a junior and is the news editor for the Eagle Eye. She is currently in National Honor Society and participates in robotics. She also hopes to attend UT Austin to pursue a career in the medical field.