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1. www.atlasobscura.com › places › tuned-mass-damper-ofTuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101 - Atlas Obscura

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   Apr 12, 2010 · 269. Armand du Plessis/Wikimedia (Creative Commons) Inside the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan is the world’s largest and heaviest tuned mass damper. Essentially acting as a giant pendulum,...

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3. www.usatoday.com › story › newsTaiwan's tallest skyscraper uses a massive pendulum to ...

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   Apr 4, 2024 · WORLD. Earthquakes. Add Topic. Taiwan's tallest skyscraper uses a massive pendulum to protect itself from earthquakes. The Taipei 101 building uses an enormous tuned mass damper, or a 660-ton...

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4. www.businessinsider.com › 660-ton-pendulum660-Ton Pendulum Protects Taiwan's Tallest Building From ...

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Its famous pendulum helped Taipei 101 survive the latest 7.4 magnitude earthquake to strike Taiwan on Wednesday morning. The Taipei 101 skyscraper (center) rising above the city skyline.

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     The Taipei 101 stabilizing ball during the 6.8 earthquake in Taiwan (September 18, 2022)

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     Taipei 101 Tuned Mass Damper pendulum 660 tons

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6. edition.cnn.com › 2024/04/04 › styleTaipei 101: How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands ...

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   Apr 4, 2024 · A 660-ton spherical device called a tuned mass damper swings like a giant pendulum in the skyscraper's upper floors. Richard Chung TW/Reuters/File. Giant counterweight. Suspended from 92 thick...

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7. www.costar.com › article › 1620532373How Taiwan’s Taipei 101 Stood Through Its Biggest Earthquake ...

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   Apr 4, 2024 · “It’s like a pendulum.” Taipei 101’s steel ball — rare among supertall buildings — is among a variety of dampers used to help “reduce the sway of the building” and “dissipate energy and...

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   Did a yellow pendulum protect Taipei 101?

   • (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg/Getty Images) When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, people inside the island’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, were protected by a large yellow pendulum at the building’s center that helped absorb the shock.

   How a steel ball ‘damper’ protected Taipei 101 from Taiwan earthquake

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   Does Taipei 101 have a tuned mass damper?

   • The Taipei 101 skyscraper (left) and the tuned mass damper inside it (right). Annice Lyn/Getty Images, Richard Chung/Reuters A 660-ton steel sphere hangs between the 87th and 92nd floors of Taiwan's tallest building. The "tuned mass damper" can reduce the building's movements by up to 40%.

   660-Ton Pendulum Protects Taiwan's Tallest Building From Earthquakes

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   Does Taiwan's tallest building have a pendulum?

   • Annice Lyn/Getty Images, Richard Chung/Reuters A 660-ton steel sphere hangs between the 87th and 92nd floors of Taiwan's tallest building. The "tuned mass damper" can reduce the building's movements by up to 40%. With the ability to move about 5 feet from side to side, the pendulum protects against earthquakes and high winds.

   660-Ton Pendulum Protects Taiwan's Tallest Building From Earthquakes

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   Does Taipei 101 have a steel ball?

   • “It’s like a pendulum.” Taipei 101’s steel ball — rare among supertall buildings — is among a variety of dampers used to help “reduce the sway of the building” and “dissipate energy and reduce the effect,” Timur said, adding the Taiwan landmark is “very well designed and well constructed.”

   How Taiwan’s Taipei 101 Stood Through Its Biggest Earthquake in 25

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9. www.amusingplanet.com › 2014 › 08The 728-Ton Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101 | Amusing Planet

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   Aug 7, 2014 · The following video was recorded by a tourist during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Taipei 101’s damper was built at a cost of US$4 million, and it is the world’s largest tuned mass damper, and perhaps the only one visible to the public. Location of Taipei 101's tuned mass damper. Photo credit.

10. www.washingtonpost.com › world › 2024/04/04How a steel ball ‘damper’ protected Taipei 101 from Taiwan ...

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    Apr 4, 2024 · 2 min. When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, people inside the island’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, were protected by a large yellow pendulum at the building’s...