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Tuned Mass Dampers

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I'd heard of a somewhat similar mechanism on bridges, but I never knew about this mechanism to keep large towers from swaying.

Simple idea but pretty cool.

http://atlasobscura.com/place/tuned-mass-damper-of-taipei-101

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Originally posted by WoodPush
I'd heard of a somewhat similar mechanism on bridges, but I never knew about this mechanism to keep large towers from swaying.

Simple idea but pretty cool.

http://atlasobscura.com/place/tuned-mass-damper-of-taipei-101
IIRC both Discovery and the NG Channel did documentaries on this thing. Neither was very thorough-going, but they did illustrate the basics well enough. It's a pretty thing, isn't it, for such a big lump of metal?

Richard

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I'd love to weigh the buggar in!

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