Weighing in at: 660- metric tonne steel sphere
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101
Essentially acting as a giant pendulum, the enormous steel sphere moves slightly back and forth to counter any motion of the building itself. It is an engineering marvel meant to limit the vibrations of the 1,667-foot tall building.
Oh yeah we heard some hospitals there had that kind of thing underground as well, though we never heard accusations that they were also keeping hostages in those tunnels.
roughbarked said:
Weighing in at: 660- metric tonne steel sphere
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101Essentially acting as a giant pendulum, the enormous steel sphere moves slightly back and forth to counter any motion of the building itself. It is an engineering marvel meant to limit the vibrations of the 1,667-foot tall building.
Between floors 88 and 92.
I wonder what the people on floors 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, and 82 think about all day?
roughbarked said:
Weighing in at: 660- metric tonne steel sphere
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101Essentially acting as a giant pendulum, the enormous steel sphere moves slightly back and forth to counter any motion of the building itself. It is an engineering marvel meant to limit the vibrations of the 1,667-foot tall building.
“Many skyscrapers contain tuned mass dampers to restrain sway,”
I was going to say that, but since they did, I won’t.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Weighing in at: 660- metric tonne steel sphere
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101Essentially acting as a giant pendulum, the enormous steel sphere moves slightly back and forth to counter any motion of the building itself. It is an engineering marvel meant to limit the vibrations of the 1,667-foot tall building.
“Many skyscrapers contain tuned mass dampers to restrain sway,”
I was going to say that, but since they did, I won’t.
are the notes of these tuned masses all flats?
While it’s not as purdy as the roundball in Taipe
they’d been experimenting with motion dampers
on both coasts in the USofA
…meanwhile on the Left Coast…
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The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Weighing in at: 660- metric tonne steel sphere
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101Essentially acting as a giant pendulum, the enormous steel sphere moves slightly back and forth to counter any motion of the building itself. It is an engineering marvel meant to limit the vibrations of the 1,667-foot tall building.
“Many skyscrapers contain tuned mass dampers to restrain sway,”
I was going to say that, but since they did, I won’t.
but but, you did. ;)
Bubblecar said:
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I was going to ask if that was Bob The Builder, but it seems more likely that he’s The Bob Builder.
Yes. As a civil engineer I know about tuned mass dampers, and specifically the famous one from Taipei 101.
Many tall buildings in Australia use a sloshing damper. Which I like to describe as a large swimming pool. The sloshing of water in the pool dissipates energy, reducing the sway of tall buildings due to wind and Earthquake.
An amusing story I heard was of the maratime services building in Sydney, which has no such damper. The building sways enormously but there have been no complaints. On investigating this, the researcher realised that the building was occupied by former sailors, who probably felt quite at home with the movement. Perhaps reminding them of their shipboard days.
Bubblecar said:
aaaaaa…. then I won’t mention it either
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