MOTION-BASED EARTHQUAKE ALARM DEVICE

Abesamis, Beatrice A.
Acua, Jonalyn A.
Canaya, Regina Marie V.
Castillo, Edith A.

Technological Institute of the Philippines

Quezon City

Aug 2015

CHAPTER 1. PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Project
According to PHILVOLCS (2013), a possible 7.2 earthquake looms around the corner if the West
Valley Fault along the eastern side of Metro Manila cracks, but a 7.2 magnitude earthquake can shake the
ground even a hundred kilometers away, which means that it can shake the whole of Metro Manila and its
surrounding provinces. Areas near the waters like Marikina Valley down to Manila de Ba-i, and the coastal
cities of Metro Manila are also more likely to experience stronger ground shaking due to the softer ground
they sit on.
The upcoming earthquake in the Philippines, or the Big One will kill millions of people and abolish
properties. Alertness and awareness are vital given that earthquakes cannot be forecasted unlike typhoons.
The designers decided to design a motion-based earthquake alarm device in order to detect the
said earthquake before the time will come. Usually, the alarm is being turn on by a person to signal other
people. But this time, the device will automatically make a sound and light to determine if there is an
earthquake. Also, the device includes a flashlight that people can use to illuminate the surroundings.
Project Objectives
The general objective of this project is to create a motion-based earthquake alarm device in
accordance with codes and engineering standards and consideration of trade-offs based on the multiple
constraints such as financial, and economic.
Specific Objectives:
1. To design an earthquake alarm device.
2. To develop an AutoCAd design for an earthquake alarm device.
The Client
This project will provide benefits to the people who are going to use the earthquake alarm device.
Filipinos. The Big One will occur in the Philippines, particularly in the places where the West Valley
fault is, from the heights of Sierra Madre down to Laguna. The Filipinos might able to know when to be alert
when the Big One has come, or in times of earthquakes. The device will provide instant warnings to all the
Filipinos especially the most affected areas.
Other Countries. This project might also help other countries since Philippines is not the only
country that could experience earthquake .
Project Scope and Delimitations
This project covers the design of the device with autocad as the software utilized. It covers the
whole design of the including the external parts of the device and excluding the microparts that is not
perceptible will not be included. The project also incorporated the step-by-step animation of how the device
was drawn in AutoCAD. Unsaid areas will not be answered.