“When a building starts to shake, (the tuned mass damper) will move in the opposite direction. In the case of Taipei 101, it’s suspended… so it will lag behind as the tower sways and will ...

especially a colossal steel orb called a tuned mass damper. Taipei 101's construction, combining reinforced concrete with steel, allowed it to sway with the seismic waves without sustaining damage.

Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, emerged largely unscathed ... designed to absorb shock and reduce building sway. Weighing 660 metric tonnes, the spherical damper is constructed from ...

The sway of some buildings is enough ... but on Saturday Aug. 8, Taipei 101 set a different record. Or rather its damper set a record when it swung a full meter to counteract 100 mph winds from ...