NASA's Constellation programme leadership has selected actively 'tuned' mass dampers to solve the Ares I crew launch vehicle's (CLV) first-stage oscillation problem. The damper mass is a spring or ...
Signature Global is investing Rs 380 crore in advanced earthquake-resistance technology for residential projects. This ...
The Taipei 101 skyscraper (left) and the tuned mass damper inside it (right).Annice Lyn/Getty Images, Richard Chung/Reuters A 660-ton steel sphere hangs between the 87th and 92nd floors of Taiwan's ...
The tuned mass damper used in Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower represents an engineering feat that is so impressive the designers decided to make it publicly visible for all to see. Taipei 101’s 730-ton ...
Mass dampers—the gigantic weights designed to counteract swaying in skyscrapers—are usually installed during the construction process. But today, a Japanese real estate company announced plans to ...