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