660 metric tons gold painted pendulum, Taipei 101, Taiwan

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101

"""Taipei 101 (traditional Chinese: 台北101 / 臺北101), also known as the Taipei Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building was the tallest building in the world until it was surpassed in height by the Burj Khalifa on July 21, 2007."

""""""Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers along with Evergreen Consulting Engineering designed a 660 metric tons (728 short tons)[11] steel pendulum that serves as a tuned mass damper, at a cost of NT$132 million (US$4 million).[12] Suspended from the 92nd to the 88th floor, the pendulum sways to offset movements in the building caused by strong gusts. Its sphere, the largest damper sphere in the world, consists of 41 circular steel plates, each with a height of 125 mm (4.92 in) being welded together to form a 5.5 m (18 ft) diameter sphere.[13] Another two tuned mass dampers, each weighing 6 metric tons (7 short tons),[12] sit at the tip of the spire. These prevent damage to the structure due to strong wind loads."

Taken in: 臺灣 / Taiwan Province / 三重市 (show map)

Taken on: January 6, 2010

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