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    What is a Tuned Mass Damper?

    What is a Tuned Mass Damper?

    In many of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, there’s a secret device protecting the building and the people inside from strong motion due to wind and earthquakes. Did you know you can tune a skyscraper just like a guitar? In this video, we’re comparing theory to the real world for tuned mass dampers. Luckily this tech is simple enough that we can model it right in the garage. As silly as this little experiment looks, it’s actually not that far off from what engineers do in the real world (maybe without the googly eyes). The design phase for just about every major building includes some physical scale model tests. This video shows that the tuned mass damper is a great example of elegance in engineering.

    Subjects:
    Structural Engineering
    Keywords:
    Tuned mass dampers Buildings -- Earthquake effects Buildings -- Vibration
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    Video