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07/31/2008

Tuned Mass Damper

Tuned Mass Damper

Located on the top of One Rincon Hill in San Francisco, this liquid tuned mass damper is "an enormous storage tank and it's full of water - at maximum capacity, approximately 100,000 gallons of the stuff." Video after the break.

well, one rincon hill's water tank is a different technology designed to battle a similar problem. as the tower sways one way, the water in the tank naturally moves in the opposite direction, the force helping to dampen the building’s movement. hence the name.
[via Deputy-dog]

This entry was posted on 07/31/2008 01:19am and is filed under Architechture, Science, Video .
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