As buildings grow taller and taller around the world, especially in seismically active and cyclone-prone areas, dynamic modification devices, such as dampers, are becoming more common in the fight to ...

Keeping buildings safe from the threat of fire is a responsibility we all share as fire code inspectors, fire and smoke damper inspectors, building owners, and facility managers. Our overriding goal ...

The tuned mass damper used in Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower represents an engineering feat that is so impressive the designers decided to make it publicly visible for all to see. Taipei 101’s 730-ton ...

Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel ...

Taipei 101, the icon of the Taipei skyline, was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2010, when the Burj Khalifa in Dubai overtook it. The 1,670-foot skyscaper remains a symbol of technology ...

The structural safety of the buildings we live and work in is not something that many of us think about. In the event of an earthquake, how protected are you, your family, and your belongings from the ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors hopes that the last major piece of construction is almost complete on the county’s new Law Enforcement Center. A fire damper system was ...

The pagoda at the Horyu-ji temple in Japan is a testament to architectural design that was ahead of its time. Built in 607 AD, the 122-foot-tall structure is still standing, now one of the world’s ...

Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a new earthquake damper that works without electricity. Designed by ...