RSSTaipei 101 damper movement during earthquake
Phuaalvin happened to be visiting the Taipei 101 on May 12, when the Great Sichuan Earthquake occurred. It must have been terrifying to see that damper moving like that; according to Wikipedia, the damper weighs 660 metric tons, and is suspended from the 92nd to the 88th floor. A tuned mass damper is designed to sway and offset movement in the building.
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Jul 23, 2008 07:00 AM
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| Posted by: John Bilma on July 23, 2008 at 8:02 AM |
If you think the movement of the damper is scary, just imagine the swaying of the building if it didn't have the damper! That would be way, way more scary.
The device did its job perfectly. Those hoopy Chinese froods really know where their towel's at!
| Posted by: keithO on July 23, 2008 at 10:42 AM |
I think it's great that they designed the building so the damper is visible and stylish. Too many things are left ugly and hidden away.
| Posted by: Chris Jones on July 23, 2008 at 6:33 PM |
I would have found it incredibly reassuring, not terrifying seeing this mass move
without hitting its limits, performing exactly as it was designed to do.
I have experienced a large earthquake (1964 Alaska earthquake when I was ~11
years old), and terrifying is seeing things move as you know they are NOT
designed to do.
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