ANTI EARTH QUAKE & FLOOD HOME

Earthquake is one of the most dangerous disasters that can destroy our home even take our life. Especially region was passed by earthquake strip. Home strength and design should be regarded this matter. Since one causative factor, which endanger our life is struck down by collapse building. To be necessary to make robust building structure, so it could withstand tremor as long as earthquake.

To tackle this problem, we can start from building foundation. Currently, the most popular building foundation is by implant it under ground base on as long as wall perimeter. There is also foundation technique that combines it with piles, which imprinted under ground depth. These techniques have weakness, which all tremor energy will forward to all walls from foundation. Walls are more susceptible to collapse than piles. The other structure, which must be considered, is roof. Roof that its frame usually is made from wood if it is fracture will cause roof tile falling down.

The solution that can reduce or even eliminate earthquake effect is by such kind of technique, which appropriate to this purpose. Grandstand home is more effective to solve this problem. Grandstand home is home built on piles, which stand 2-3 meter over ground. If earthquake jolts, its energy is only forwarded by little surface of piles. Grandstand home usual to be met in Sumatera, Broneo, and Sulawesi island in Indonesia. Their structure mostly is made from wood. What important point to this building so that could retain earthquake tremor is by strengthen its pile structure by used frame concrete.

Actually, the grandstand home is designed to cope dangerous that come from overflow of river and wild animal attack. So it can be said that grandstand home is also anti flood home design.