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Torre Mayor skyscraper in Mexico City employs a very clever system to do this. In this 55-storey structure, 96 hydraulic dampers or shock absorbers – like pistons in a car – are arranged in X shapes all around the building and across its full height (creating a diagrid) to act as extra bracing against earthquakes.
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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures
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