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 ...

Image: Someformofhuman/Creative Commons The 728-ton globe is a tuned mass damper—a device designed to counter the effects of wind and seismic activity on a skyscraper. TMDs, as they’re known ...

In this Practical Engineering video, we’re comparing theory to the real world for tuned mass dampers. Trump warns Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices US set to kill off tech ...

They installed a huge, tuned mass damper, the heaviest-ever flex-reducing ... In many buildings this is accomplished by passive damping control, but that has a couple of drawbacks: maintenance ...

Instead, the best way to control this unwanted vibration is with passive/dynamic systems that utilize tuned mass damper concepts to absorb vibration before it progresses and disrupts the machining ...

Known as a “tuned mass damper,” the 730-ton steel sphere is suspended between several floors at the top of the building, where it can be viewed by the public. The observatory is a popular ...

The Taipei 101 building, once recognized as the tallest skyscraper in the world, uses an enormous tuned mass damper (basically a giant pendulum) to protect itself from earthquakes. The 660-ton ...

What is the wind-damping ball? The technical name of the wind damping ball is Tuned Mass Damper (TMD). A TMD is a passive system tailored to the needs of the building. Its main purpose is to ...