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2. Put additional structural elements on your wall and
push the third level. If the elements you added provided
a load path to the base, the base of the wall should move.
If they do not, the wall will fail somewhere. When you
discover a setup that works, diagram it and sketch the
load paths with arrows. Have your instructor look it over
before you continue.
3. Design and build another set of additional structural
elements. Sketch the load path here and have your
instructor check it. Be sure each member of the team
designs a set. The base of the model wall should move
when lateral force is applied to the top elements.
4. Design and build a third set of additional structural
elements. Use as few additional elements as possible.
Sketch the load path and have your instructor check it.
Be sure each member of the team designs a set. Test
your load paths by removing elements not in the path to
see if the building will stand up to a force.
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