Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 730-ton steel ball suspended inside Taiwan's iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper protected the structure during the region's ...
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Japan's ancient secret to earthquake proof skyscrapers, from pagodas to 730 ton pendulums
Japan sits on one of the most seismically volatile regions on Earth, yet its skyscrapers survive magnitude 7.0+ earthquakes that would flatten ordinary buildings. From rubber isolation pads to massive ...
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