1. Izinto eziphathekayo zinamandla aphezulu, iplastiki elungileyo kunye nokuqina:
Intsimbi yomelele ngakumbi kunezinye izinto zokwakha ezifana nekhonkrithi, i-masonry kunye nemithi.Ngoko ke, ifaneleke ngokukodwa kumacandelo kunye nezakhiwo ezineentsimbi ezinkulu okanye imithwalo enzima.Insimbi nayo ineempawu zeplastiki elungileyo kunye nokuqina.Iplastiki enhle, isakhiwo asiyi kuphuka ngokukhawuleza ngenxa yokugqithiswa phantsi kweemeko eziqhelekileyo;ukuqina okulungileyo, isakhiwo sinokuziqhelanisa okuqinileyo kwimithwalo eguqukayo.Umthamo ofanelekileyo wokufunxa amandla kunye ne-ductility yenza ukuba izakhiwo zentsimbi zibe nokusebenza okuphezulu kwe-seismic.
2. Isakhiwo sentsimbi kulula ukwenza kwaye ixesha lokwakha lifutshane:
Izinto ezisetyenzisiweyo kwisakhiwo sensimbi zilula kwaye zigqityiwe, ukulungiswa kulula, kunye nokusebenza ngoomatshini kunokusetyenziswa.Ngoko ke, inani elikhulu lezakhiwo zetsimbi zenziwa ngokubanzi zibe ngamacandelo kwiifektri ezikhethekileyo zesakhiwo sesinyithi ngokuchaneka okuphezulu.Xa amacandelo ehlanganiswe kwindawo yokwakha, iibholiti eziqhelekileyo kunye neebholiti eziphezulu zokuqina ekulula ukuzifaka zinokusetyenziswa, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zinokudityaniswa kwaye zidityaniswe phantsi zibe ziiyunithi ezinkulu zokuxhoma ukunciphisa ixesha lokwakha.Ubungakanani obuncinci bezakhiwo zetsimbi kunye neentsimbi zophahla ezilula zingenziwa kwakhona kwisayithi kwaye emva koko ziphakanyiswe ngezixhobo ezilula.Ukongezelela, kulula ukuvuselela kunye nokuqinisa isakhiwo sentsimbi esigqityiweyo, kwaye isakhiwo esidibaniswe neebholiti sinokudilizwa njengoko kufuneka.