To solve repeated bearing failures in high-temperature refinery dampers, engineers replaced traditional steel components with ...

Known as a “tuned mass damper,” the 730-ton steel sphere is suspended between several floors at the top of the building, where it can be viewed by the public. The observatory is a popular ...

Nicknamed "Damper Baby," the pendulum is a tuned mass damper, a 660-metric-tonne steel sphere suspended over 1,000 feet above the ground at the building's centre. During an earthquake or strong ...