In analysis, it is common practice to conceptualize structures, objects, and isolation systems as basic mass-spring-damper models, as depicted in Figure 42.1. All objects experience vibration when ...

A 660-ton steel sphere hangs between the 87th and 92nd floors of Taiwan's tallest building. The "tuned mass damper" can reduce the building's movements by up to 40%. With the ability to move about 5 ...

When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, people inside the island’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, were protected by a large yellow pendulum at the building’s center that helped ...

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) said on the 2nd that it has developed a “stiffness-adjustable tuned mass damper (TMD) technology” that can be easily installed ...

The rotational irregularities of an engine, which are primarily caused by the forces generated by the combustion gases during the periodic combustion process, are transmitted to the driveline and ...