A building is pushed on real hard by wind, and starts to lean; how do you slowdown or even stop this action, without pushing on the opposite side with equal physical force?
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2007-12-23 18:25:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Remove the gravity.
or if not possible, place a large frictional force and MAYBE it MAY stop.
But then again. make the gravity go away, problem solved.
=)
2007-12-23 18:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A technique used is to suspend a pendulum from the topmost portion of the building the movement of the pendulum is in the opposite direction of movement of the building...
This is basically an inertia machine. The weight of the pendulum is massive. Another way is to sense the movement and mechanically push a counter weight that stabilizes the building.
Try searching for the earthquake and wind resistance of "Taipei 101" or "Sky City" you'll get better answers there.....
2007-12-23 19:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by Sujoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EASY
You pull from the side of the wind :D
lol
But another way... make it a ball, so it rolls, without leaning :D Cause... well, I can explain the physics behind that, but you don't care...
umm... for real...
you can slow down the action by adding mass to the building, or making it less air resistant. So enter the building, or... change its shape to look like a football (americam) or rugby ball from the top. No other idea.
2007-12-23 18:31:39 · answer #3 · answered by Patrick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Structural damping is what you're looking for. Dampers remove kinetic energy from an oscillating system.
2007-12-23 18:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
By pulling
2007-12-23 18:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by Vaibhav Dwivedi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋