Taipei 101, once the world's tallest skyscraper, survived and the secret of it lies in its innovative design elements, especially a colossal steel orb called a tuned mass damper. Taipei 101's ...

Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, emerged largely unscathed ... The "Damper Baby" is a Tuned Mass Damper, consisting of a massive steel sphere suspended between the 87th and 92nd floors ...

A TMD is a giant ball made of steel or concrete that weighs ... 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 ...

The massive tuned mass damper (TMD) stabilises the building against earthquakes and typhoons. Not only this, but tourists can also visit the Taipei 101 Mall for luxury shopping and dining.

Called a wind damper, it "absorbs ... in the building," said the Taipei 101 website. For non-skyscrapers, Taiwan's updated building codes required "robust steel rebar designs embedded in ...