Example 4

Trump World Tower

New York, New York

 

This picture is a view of the Trump World Tower from the East River.

 

*** This building is 260 meters tall, rectangular, and nearly twice as long as it is wide, causing it to act like a cantilevered beam in the presence of wind or other forces (the people in the top floors would be swaying back and forth).***

*** To counteract this reaction, the TMD in this building is similar to a "stacked" pendulum, with the pendulum supported by massive hydraulic cylinders (similar to the hydraulic shocks on cars), which act as the damping device and through which energy is dissipated.***

 

This picture is taken from RWDI.

This is a sketch of the TMD for the Trump World Tower, the hydraulic shocks are blue.

 

This picture is taken by Bernstein Associates.

The actual TMD for the Trump World Tower is contained in a reinforced concrete room at the top of the building.

 

This picture was taken by Motioneering, Inc..

Looking at the massiveness of the tower from below.