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Kevin Matthews Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 614 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:25 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek - Self-Mass Damper at Tokyo Swatch Discussion related this ArchitectureWeek story:
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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:33 am    Post subject: To me the concept of this "self-mass damper" seems just stunningly brilliant. What do you think? Am I missing something? Have you seen this structural engineering innovation used before? Compare the self-mass damper to the classic - though in itself still quite innovative - damping pendulum approach used at Taiwan 101... http://www.architectureweek.com/2005/0302/building_1-1.html (images, drawings, and discussion on second page of article)
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