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This 660-ton pendulum protects Taiwan's tallest skyscraper from earthquakes
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Taipei 101 skyscraper (left) and the tuned mass damper inside it (right).Annice Lyn/Getty...
Taiwan's tallest skyscraper uses a massive pendulum to protect itself from earthquakes
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Taipei 101 building uses an enormous tuned mass damper, or a 660-ton pendulum, to protect itself...
Huge Pendulum in Skyscraper Protected It When Epic Earthquake Struck
Futurism via Yahoo News· 3 months agoUnwrecking Ball A massive, 730-ton steel ball suspended inside Taiwan's iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper...
Earthquake showed Taiwan was well prepared for a big one — more so than parts of U.S.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe powerful earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday shook an island that was well prepared for a seismic...
How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands earthquakes
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDeep foundations, structural flexibility and a giant steel orb that swings like a pendulum all help...
How Taiwan minimized earthquake damage
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTilted building in Taiwan. Taiwan experienced a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on April 3, the country's strongest in 25 years. The quake killed at least 10...
Rescue effort in massive Taiwan earthquake may take a 'Herculean effort': Updates
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAfter a massive earthquake killed nine and injured over 1,000 people early Wednesday, rescuers in...
Taiwan rocked by biggest earthquake in 25 years with nine confirmed dead
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAt least nine people were killed and more than 900 injured when Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25...
Taiwan hit with 7.4 earthquake, TSMC evacuates some fabs, begins inspections (Updated)
Tom's Hardware via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTaiwan April 3, 2024 earth quake. On Wednesday at around 7:58 am local time, a 7.4 magnitude...
In Taiwan, Shinzo Abe's death means loss of steadfast supporter
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoIn the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, Taiwan has lost a staunch supporter who time and again spoke of the importance of the self-ruled island to peace and stability in the ...
