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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:
Tuned mass damper in Taipei 101, the world's second tallest skyscraper.
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. .
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