(Phys.org) —Two Japanese companies, Mitsui Fudosan and Kajima Corp, have announced plans to install quake damping pendulums atop the Shinjuku Mitsui Building in downtown Tokyo by 2015. The building, ...
Despite a recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, its tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, survived it with minimal damage. According to a report by CNN, the building managed the jolts due to its ...