TAIPEI FINANCIAL CENTER

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TAIPEI FINANCIAL CENTER
TAIPEI 101
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QUICK FACTS

• Holds the record as the worlds tallest
  building.
• Rises 501 meters (1,667 feet ) above the ground.
• 101 Floors
• 4,025,702 Total Square Feet
• Total of 61 elevators in the building. Including
  two of the worlds fastest elevators with top
  speed of 1008 meters per second. Takes only 29
  seconds to go from 1st floor to the 91st floor.
• Buildings uses include communications,
  conference center, library, observation decks,
  office space, resturants, retail shopping malls,
  fitness center, and home to Taipei Financial
  Corporation.
• Construction began in 1999 and ended this year
  2004.
• Total cost of the project was 700 million
  dollars.

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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING ON TAIPEI 101
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KEY CONCEARNS THAT NEEDED TO BE ANSWERED IN
REGARDS TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING WERE

• Is the foundation able to withstand constant
  threat of earthquakes?
• Is it able to withstand typhoons and high wind
  speeds?
• How can the buildings sway be controlled?

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PLATE TECTONTICS IN AND AROUND THE ISLAND OF
TAIWAN
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FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION STEEL PILES, REBAR,
CONCRETE
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FOUNDATION COMPLETION
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ON TAIPEI 101
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KEY CONCEARNS THAT NEEDED TO BE ANSWERED IN
REGARDS TO STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING WERE

• Is it able to withstand the constant treat of
  earthquakes?
• Is it able to withstand the constant threat of
  typhoons and high winds?
• How can the buildings sway be controlled?
• Terrorist attacks (9/11)?

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STEEL MEGA COLUMNS
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TUNED MASS DAMPER
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TUNED MASS DAMPER
Assembly of the Tuned Mass Damper
Completed Assembly of the Tuned Mass Damper
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TAIPEI FINANCIAL CENTER TOWER COMPLETION
INTERIOR PHOTO
TAIPEI 101
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TAIPEI FINANCIAL CENTER TOWER COMPLETION
TAIPEI 101