Q6.1: When will the ground motion data be available? Will it be available before the proposal submission or not? If the ground motion data is available before the proposal submission, wouldn’t it be better if we design the building based on the ground motion data?

Answer: The ground motions will be available on the competition website after the proposal submission. The structure should be designed in accordance with the official rules. A complete analysis and a finalized design of the structure are not necessary for the proposal, so teams shouldn’t need ground motions prior to the proposal submission.  Ground motions from competitions in prior years can be made available upon request to sdc@eeri.org before the new ground motions are released.