This Sphere Protects Taipei 101 From Earthquakes











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This giant 660-ton steel sphere, located at the top of Taipei 101, is what protects it from typhoons and earthquakes. In this video, I explain how this sphere (tuned mass damper) works and also talk about other ways of protecting skyscrapers from seismic forces. • ——— • Timestamps: • 0:00 - Intro • 0:37 - Taipei 101 tuned mass damper • 03:35 - Base isolation • 04:21 - Outro • ——— • Thumbnail image attribution: • Armand du Plessis, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • ——— • Music used in the video: • • Unicorn Heads - Nine Lives • ——— • Created by Valentin Shevtsov.

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