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728-Ton Tuned Mass Damper 1 ton = 2000 lbs 700 tons = 1,400,000 lbs. Sitting just 660 ft. from a major fault line, Taipei 101 is prone to earthquakes and fierce winds common in its area of the Asia-Pacific. The engineers had to design a structure that could withstand gale winds up to 216 km/hContinue reading “Taipei 101 Damper Ball”