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The World's Largest Tuned Mass Damper in Taipei 101 [video]
- sebastianavina 11y agojust imagine watching that shit moving the first time, hoping the engineers didnt made a miscalculation
- Todd 11y agoThis appears to be due to winds from typhoon Soudelor.
- robgibbons 11y agoDumb question: What exactly is this for? Edit: "Taipei 101 skyscraper is protected by a large pendulum or big tuned mass damper weighing nearly 800 tons, that moves to compensate for the movement of the building so as not to collapse."