Apr 12, 2010 · Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying. Inside the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan is the world's largest and heaviest tuned mass damper. …

A tuned mass damper (TMD), also known as a harmonic absorber or seismic damper, is a device mounted in structures to reduce mechanical vibrations, consisting of a mass mounted on one …

Watch the videos below, to see how Taipei 101 responded to the recent 7.4 Mw earthquake, as well as how its damper worked during a 2015 category 5 hurricane, and another 6.8 Mw …

This 101-storey skyscraper was the tallest building in the world for six years. Motioneering designed the tuned mass damper that is the tower’s main supplementary damping system.

The reason is the effectiveness of TMDs in reducing the wind and earthquake induced structural vibrations especially in the tall buildings like skyscrapers and chimneys and bridges etc. One …

The largest tuned mass damper is located between the 87th and 92nd floors of Taipei 101, a 508-m (1,667-ft) skyscaper in Taipei, Taiwan, China. The pendulum has a 660-tonne (728 ton) …

May 30, 2025 · Taipei 101’s TMD is one of the largest and most famous in the world. It’s a 660-metric-ton steel sphere suspended by eight enormous steel cables, each thicker than your …

Nov 17, 2014 · The 728-ton globe is a tuned mass damper—a device designed to counter the effects of wind and seismic activity on a skyscraper.

Apr 4, 2024 · Taipei 101 has a device known as a tuned mass damper to blunt the skyscraper’s sway — and calm the stomachs of its occupants — during earthquakes.

Explore the marvel of Taipei 101's mass dampers, their functioning, notable examples, and future innovations in mass damper technology. Learn about the design, purpose, and effectiveness …