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This 660-ton pendulum protects Taiwan's tallest skyscraper from earthquakes
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Taipei 101 skyscraper (left) and the tuned mass damper inside it (right).Annice Lyn/Getty...
How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands earthquakes
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDeep foundations, structural flexibility and a giant steel orb that swings like a pendulum all help...
Taiwan's tallest skyscraper uses a massive pendulum to protect itself from earthquakes
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 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· 2 months agoUnwrecking Ball A massive, 730-ton steel ball suspended inside Taiwan's iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper...
Rescue effort in massive Taiwan earthquake may take a 'Herculean effort': Updates
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAfter a massive earthquake killed nine and injured over 1,000 people early Wednesday, rescuers in...