Shaking Tower Kit
ME
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7018
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012
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16515A
Introduction
The ME-7018 Shaking Tower Kit contains the parts needed to build a model of a building that
is a five story tall tower.
The Kit also includes parts needed to build a Damping Pendulum that fits on the top of the
tower. Required Additional Equipment is the ME-7566 Large Slotted Mass Set.
The Damping Pendulum is modeled after the passive damping mechanisms installed in mod
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ern buildings to dampen oscillations during earthquakes.
The Shaking Tower Kit is also included in the EX-5555 Shaking Tower Experiment. The
Shaking Tower Experiment package (EX-6666) includes the additional equipment needed to
shake the tower at various frequencies and to measure the force of the shaking at each floor.
Shaking Tower Kit Construction
There are four parts to the Shaking Tower Kit Construction.
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The first part is the Ground Floor Structure.
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The second part is for the five floors above the ground floor which are all constructed in the same way.
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The third part is the completion of the tower using the Ground Floor Structure and the five floors.
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The fourth part is the Damping Pendulum which is attached to the top of the fifth floor.
The following instructions show how to build the ground floor, first floor through the fifth floor, and the Damping
Pendulum on top of the fifth floor.
Shaking Tower
Note: Slotted
Masses are not
included
Damping Pendulum
Tower Fifth Floor
Tower Fourth Floor
