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Designed by Taiwanese firm C.Y. Lee & Partners, Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest building from 2004 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Taipei 101’s resilience against earthquakes can be attributed to several factors ... How Taiwan’s Taipei 101, country’s tallest skyscraper, stands tall amid earthquakes. By Arfa Javaid.
Taiwan earthquake: Giant pendulum shielded tallest skyscraper 'Taipei 101', here's how. The large yellow pendulum – nicknamed 'Damper Baby' – at the building's centre helped absorb the shock.
The resilience of Taipei 101, Taiwan's tallest building, against a recent earthquake highlights the effectiveness of its innovative tuned mass damper (TMD). This colossal steel sphere, weighing ...
Other buildings in Taiwan didn't fare as well as Taipei 101 on Wednesday. A partially collapsed building in Hualien, Taiwan on April 3, 2024. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images ...
The powerful earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday shook an island that was well prepared for a seismic catastrophe — likely more so than some regions of the U.S., several experts said.
The deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan on Wednesday and left at least 9 people dead, also damaged 770 buildings, according to the latest estimates from the island’s National Fire ...
In the capital Taipei, just 80 miles away, buildings also shook violently during what was Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. But in a triumph of modern engineering, the soaring Taipei ...
(CNN) — The deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan on Wednesday and left at least 9 people dead, also damaged more than 100 buildings across the island, according to the National Fire ...
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan on Wednesday and left at least 9 people dead, also damaged more than 100 buildings across the island, according ...
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan on Wednesday and left at least 9 people dead, also damaged more than 100 buildings across the island, according ...