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Re: The Tuned-Mass Damper

Eugene P. Mosca wrote:

Hi All,

The tuned-mass damper is used to dampen oscillations in tall building. A
large concrete block (400 tons) slides "floating" on a layer of oil.
According to Eugene Hecht's PHYSICS CALCULUS:


Didn't Tesla make a device that could do much the same thing?
<<Larr>>