To: JockoManning
Evidently Taipei 101 also has a huge heavy ball at the top acting as an active damper on quake forces shaking the building back and forth. Not used as much for quakes, it is mainly used for the wind - especially in typhoon season.
8 posted on
02/09/2018 11:25:59 PM PST by
TheCipher
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To: TheCipher
Ahhh. Thanks. Are you there?
9 posted on
02/09/2018 11:31:08 PM PST by
JockoManning
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To: TheCipher
Is it automatic mechanical or computer controlled?
14 posted on
02/10/2018 1:13:15 AM PST by
JockoManning
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