Tuned mass damper

After seismic waves make a structure vibrate, a tuned mass damper (or seismic damper) can decrease their damaging effect and improve the building's seismic performance. Vehicles use small dampers and buildings use large ones. Some examples of dampers' design and implementation are presented in the images below:

Related pages
Seismic Dampers 
Seismic vibration control

References

Category:Earthquake engineering