Tuned mass damper

After seismic waves make a structure vibrate, a tuned mass damper (or seismic damper) can decrease their damaging effect and improve the building's seismic performance.^[1] Vehicles use small dampers and buildings use large ones. Some examples of dampers' design and implementation are presented in the images below:

Heavy damping Lead-Rubber Bearing being tested at the UCSD facility.
Tuned mass damper in Taipei 101, the world's second tallest skyscraper.
Pyramid-shaped skyscraper to prevent buildings' resonant amplifications.

Related pages

Seismic Dampers Archived 2014-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
Seismic vibration control

References

↑ Chu, S.Y.; Soong, T.T.; Reinhorn, A.M. (2005). Active, Hybrid and Semi-Active Structural Control. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470013524.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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