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  2. Tuned mass damper - Wikipedia

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    Location of Taipei 101's largest tuned mass damper. When installed in buildings, dampers are typically huge concrete blocks or steel bodies mounted in skyscrapers or other structures, which move in opposition to the resonance frequency oscillations of the structure by means of springs, fluid, or pendulums.

  3. Taipei 101 - Wikipedia

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    Location of Taipei 101's largest tuned mass damper Taipei 101 was designed to be flexible as well as structurally resistant, because while flexibility prevents structural damage, resistance ensures comfort both for the occupants and for the protection of the glass, curtain walls , and other features.

  4. How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands earthquakes - AOL

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    “When a building starts to shake, (the tuned mass damper) will move in the opposite direction. In the case of Taipei 101, it’s suspended… so it will lag behind as the tower sways and will ...

  5. Mechanical resonance - Wikipedia

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    The Taipei 101 building for instance relies on a 660-ton pendulum—a tuned mass damper—to modify the response at resonance. The structure is also designed to resonate at a frequency which does not typically occur.

  6. Earthquake engineering - Wikipedia

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    The Taipei 101 skyscraper needs to withstand typhoon winds and earthquake tremors common in this area of Asia/Pacific. For this purpose, a steel pendulum weighing 660 metric tonnes that serves as a tuned mass damper was designed and installed atop

  7. List of tallest buildings in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Taipei 101 (台北101) Taipei: 508 m (1,667 ft) 101 2004 11th-tallest building in the world. Tallest building in the world from 2004 until 2010. First building in the world to reach 500 m (1,600 ft). Tallest building in Taiwan since 2004. [2] 2 85 Sky Tower (高雄85大樓) Kaohsiung: 378 m (1,240 ft) 85 1997 85th-tallest building in the world.

  8. RWDI - Wikipedia

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    Motioneering has consulted on over 300+ supplementary damping systems worldwide, including the iconic tuned mass damper ball in Taipei 101, [14] [15] Shanghai Tower, 111 West 57th Street Tower, Central Park Tower, Madison Square Garden, Grand Canyon Skywalk, and the Dublin Spire. [16] [17] Launched under the RWDI Ventures Incubator: [18]

  9. File:Taipei 101 Tuned Mass Damper 2010.jpg - Wikipedia

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