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How Taiwan’s Taipei 101, country’s tallest skyscraper, stands tall amid earthquakes
Since then, Taiwan has enacted stricter ... In the case of Taipei 101, it’s suspended… so it will lag behind as the tower sways and will absorb the kinetic energy by moving in the opposite ...
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How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands earthquakes
The deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan on Wednesday ... High within the tower, however, another technological innovation helps protect the 101-story skyscraper — a huge orb-like ...
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Edwardsville couple visits Taipei, Taiwan
The Madison County residents were in the Republic of China visiting family while staying at the Grand Hotel and visiting ...