Taipei 101´s 660ton quake damper in action
tags:From YT: Happen to be visiting Taipei 101 when the tremors from the earthquake in Sichuan was felt in Taipei..The damper is 660 ton in weight suspedend on the 92 floor to 87 floor..

|
| |||||||||||||
taipei 101,damper,pendulum,earthquake,counterweight,weight,movement Taipei 101´s 660ton quake damper in actionTaipei 101´s 660ton quake damper in actiontags:From YT: Happen to be visiting Taipei 101 when the tremors from the earthquake in Sichuan was felt in Taipei..The damper is 660 ton in weight suspedend on the 92 floor to 87 floor..
who voted for this video maatc
- siftbot
x64 - kulpims
- Silent002
- That1Swede
- ant
- Sarzy
Taipei 101´s 660ton Quake Damper In Action Related Videos
| Watch this Video NextFriends O' the Sift Top New Videos by Vote Subscribe Top 15 Sifters of All Time Top 15 Sifters of the Past Week 12. dan00108
(171 votes) Newest Appreciated Comments | ||||||||||||
http://deputy-dog.com/2008/06/22/in-action-a-skyscrapers-amazing-728-ton-stabilising-ball/
Anyways that's a pretty cool idea. I've been up in some pretty high buildings and those things sway which is very, very disturbing.
I've actually never heard of it being for quakes, just for the sway from the powerful winds so high up in the air.
Neat stuff.