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Suspended between floors 87 and 92, this steel mass acts as an inertial counterweight that dampens the swaying of the Taiwanese colossus without using electricity.
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In 1978, an overlooked calculation revealed that a moderate hurricane could bring down a 59-story tower in Manhattan, sparking a covert nighttime rescue mission.
Engineering
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Suspended between the 87th and 92nd floors, this colossal tuned mass damper curbs violent oscillations by swaying in the opposite direction of the tower.