Science Fair
Purpose
The purpose of this experiment is to find out which type of soil amplifies side-to-side shaking the most in an earthquake.
Hypothesis
My hypothesis is that sand will amplify the shaking the most because, liquefaction loosens up the soil which can make buildings slide.
Materials
To build your shake table, you will need:
Packing tape
Coffee can lid, or any flat plastic lid with approximately 3/8" lip that can fit under the shake table tray
Marbles, or any small balls of the same size (1-2 dozen)
Shallow box, like the lid on a board game box
Tray (1); any shallow, large tray that is a few inches smaller than your game box lid, but that will snugly hold the trays that will hold your test soil and houses
To build your test …show more content…
Dump the marbles into the game box lid.
Set the tray with its attached coffee lid so that it is resting on top of the marbles. The lip of the lid should be resting on the marbles. This tray will hold your other trays as you perform each trial. Now you're ready to shake the game box side to side to create your P-waves. Continue with the rest of the steps first.
Building Your Test Houses
OK, this will be messy, but fun! You can build any shape of houses that you want, but keep in mind that you will need to build 12 of them, they should all be exactly the same, and they must fit inside your trays.
First, spread out some butcher paper or newspaper to make cleanup a little easier. Keep a cloth or bowl of water around to clean your hands if they get super gooey during the building. You should also make some clear space on the table or another counter for your completed houses.
Dump out some of your sugar cubes into a pile on the butcher paper or newspaper. You have a lot of sugar cubes and a lot of houses to build, so don't dump them all out at once.
Scoop out some peanut butter (or your substitute) into a bowl and put it next to the sugar
Purpose
The purpose of this experiment is to find out which type of soil amplifies side-to-side shaking the most in an earthquake.
Hypothesis
My hypothesis is that sand will amplify the shaking the most because, liquefaction loosens up the soil which can make buildings slide.
Materials
To build your shake table, you will need:
Packing tape
Coffee can lid, or any flat plastic lid with approximately 3/8" lip that can fit under the shake table tray
Marbles, or any small balls of the same size (1-2 dozen)
Shallow box, like the lid on a board game box
Tray (1); any shallow, large tray that is a few inches smaller than your game box lid, but that will snugly hold the trays that will hold your test soil and houses
To build your test …show more content…
Dump the marbles into the game box lid.
Set the tray with its attached coffee lid so that it is resting on top of the marbles. The lip of the lid should be resting on the marbles. This tray will hold your other trays as you perform each trial. Now you're ready to shake the game box side to side to create your P-waves. Continue with the rest of the steps first.
Building Your Test Houses
OK, this will be messy, but fun! You can build any shape of houses that you want, but keep in mind that you will need to build 12 of them, they should all be exactly the same, and they must fit inside your trays.
First, spread out some butcher paper or newspaper to make cleanup a little easier. Keep a cloth or bowl of water around to clean your hands if they get super gooey during the building. You should also make some clear space on the table or another counter for your completed houses.
Dump out some of your sugar cubes into a pile on the butcher paper or newspaper. You have a lot of sugar cubes and a lot of houses to build, so don't dump them all out at once.
Scoop out some peanut butter (or your substitute) into a bowl and put it next to the sugar