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• mass damper — A device which reduces or prevents vibrations or oscillations, usually a weight which counteracts (balances) undesirable motions; used on drive shafts of some FWD cars …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Tuned mass damper — An animation showing the movement of a skyscraper versus the mass damper. The green indicates the hydraulic cylinders used to damp the motion of the skyscraper. A tuned mass damper, also known as an active mass damper (AMD) or harmonic absorber,… …   Wikipedia

• Tuned mass damper — La boule d amortissement du gratte ciel Taipei 101 pèse 660 tonnes. Un Tuned mass damper est un dispositif installé sur des structures du génie civil (ponts, viaducs, antennes...) permettant la réduction des oscillations provoquées par le vent… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Damper — A damper is a device that deadens, restrains, or depresses. Damper may refer to: Dashpot, a type of hydraulic or mechanical damper, Shock absorber (British or technical use: damper), a mechanical device designed to dissipate kinetic energy In… …   Wikipedia

• damper — [1] A friction device sometimes called a shock absorber. Used for controlling and damping spring oscillations. The springs actually absorb road shocks; the dampers convert the energy imparted to the springs into thermal energy (by friction),… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Stockbridge damper — Stockbridge dampers on an overhead power line A Stockbridge damper is a tuned mass damper used to suppress wind induced vibrations on taut cables, such as overhead power lines.[1] The dumbbell shaped device consists of two masses at the ends of a …   Wikipedia

• Vibration — For the soul music group, see The Vibrations. For the machining context, see Machining vibrations. For the albums, see Vibrations (Roy Ayers album) and Vibrations (The Three Sounds album). Classical mechanics …   Wikipedia

• Damping — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …   Wikipedia

• Taipei 101 — Infobox Skyscraper building name= Taipei 101 previous building= Petronas Twin Towers surpassed by building= Official website= [http://www.taipei 101.com.tw/index en.htm] year highest=2004 year started built= 1999 year finished= 2004 location=… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake engineering — is the study of the behavior of buildings and structures subject to seismic loading. It is a subset of both structural and civil engineering.The main objectives of earthquake engineering are: * Understand the interaction between buildings or… …   Wikipedia