Question: Create a tower with two weight storage shelves at 3 5 0 mm and total 5 0 0 mm height within the 2 0 0

Create a tower with two weight storage shelves at 350mm and total 500mm height within the 200mm square of the baseplate. This toothpick tower should be made using toothpicks and wood glue. Its weight should not exceed 95-100g.
The towers with weight storage shelves were fixed to the shaking table and vibrated using loading ram for maximum one minute.
so it is subjected to a kind of sesimic load it should with stand .so i want a breif expalanation on how to design it which bracings would be useful and provide a example design of tower
"i need te design of tower on drawing sheet and need a explanation on why u designed it that way. please provide the design with bracing of which use used , i mean give me a drawing of it and explanation"

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