The tuned mass damper used in Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower represents an engineering feat that is so impressive the designers decided to make it publicly visible for all to see. Taipei 101’s 730-ton ...
Taiwan's tallest skyscraper's is standing strong after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the island nation, killing nine people and injuring at least 946 others on Wednesday. The Taipei 101 building, ...
Wind Engineering, Vol. 45, No. 5 (October 2021), pp. 1082-1100 (19 pages) The lack of aerodynamic damping of wind turbine blades in the edgewise direction causes larger dynamic responses and lowers ...
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What is a Tuned Mass Damper?
In many of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, there’s a secret device protecting the building and the people inside from strong motion due to wind and earthquakes. Did you know you can tune a skyscraper ...
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