How To Stop Structures from SHAKING: LEGO Saturn V Tuned Mass Damper

How To Stop Structures from SHAKING: LEGO Saturn V Tuned Mass Damper with tags physics, minutephysics, science

Thanks to LEGO for sponsoring this video. Find your own LEGOs at https://shop.lego.com/?cmp=SOC-OneMinutePhysicsor https://shop.lego.com/product?p=21309&cmp=SOC-OneMinutePhysicsThis video is about Tuned Mass Dampers, which can be used to reduce or avoid unwanted vibrations, swaying, swinging, bending, etc on engineered structures ranging from buildings, skyscrapers, electricity power transmission lines, airplane engines, formula one race cars, etc. TMD's use damped coupled oscillators. REFERENCESTaipei Tower TMD Photo licensed from: Louie Psihoyos http://www.psihoyos.comCoupled oscillators: http://www.reed.edu/physics/faculty/wheeler/documents/Sophmore%20Class%20Notes%202007/Chapter%204.pdfRelated things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockbridge_damperApplications: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuned_mass_damper#Mass_dampers_in_automobilesFormula 1 cars: http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/mass_damper.htmlAircraft engines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_pendulum_absorberAudio speaker cones: https://www.focal.com/en/tmd-tuned-mass-damperSupport MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsLink to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/MinutePhysics is on twitter - @minutephysicsAnd facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysicsAnd Google+ (does anyone use this any more?) - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!Created by Henry Reich