• Make sure that your floor can support the steel blocks. ( Show Me )
  
  
• Make the space for the blocks slightly larger than required (by about 2mm) to make sure they fit well.
  
  
• Make some paper cuboids the same size as the steel blocks to check that the blocks will fit on your model. ( Show Me )
  
  
• For the shaking-table tests we will glue the steel blocks firmly in place.

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