{"id":10793,"date":"2020-06-19T11:17:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T11:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifind.al\/?p=10793"},"modified":"2020-06-19T11:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T11:30:34","slug":"the-secret-of-tokyo-tower-634-meters-high-how-it-resists-earthquakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifind.al\/index.php\/2020\/06\/19\/the-secret-of-tokyo-tower-634-meters-high-how-it-resists-earthquakes\/","title":{"rendered":"The secret of Tokyo Tower 634 meters high &#8211; how it resists earthquakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tokyo Tower is the tallest building in Japan and the second tallest in the world, second only to the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.\u00a0But how did the architects manage to build such a tall structure in the conditions of the highest seismic hazard?\u00a0Japan is the region where earthquakes occur very often, so the existence of such a tall building is sincerely admired.\u00a0Let&#8217;s see what tricks engineers used to make Tokyo TV Tower invulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c10.travelpayouts.com\/click?shmarker=225359&amp;promo_id=4325&amp;source_type=banner&amp;type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c10.travelpayouts.com\/content?promo_id=4325&amp;shmarker=225359&amp;type=init\" alt=\"EconomyBookings 600x90\" width=\"600\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n        <!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\r\n        <div data-width=\"100%\" class=\"fotorama gallery galleryid-10793 \" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><a href='https:\/\/ifind.al\/index.php\/2020\/06\/19\/the-secret-of-tokyo-tower-634-meters-high-how-it-resists-earthquakes\/20180301034453_nwh1a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180301034453_NwH1A.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180301034453_NwH1A.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180301034453_NwH1A-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180301034453_NwH1A-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The official name of Tokyo Tower is Tokyo Skytree, which translates as Tokyo Sky Tree.\u00a0The need to build a new TV tower arose after the old building more than 330 meters high ceased to cope with its functions: the growing number of skyscrapers in Tokyo required the construction of a more grandiose tower.\u00a0The new television tower was commissioned in 2012.\u00a0Its height along with the spire is 634 meters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n        <!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\r\n        <div data-width=\"100%\" class=\"fotorama gallery galleryid-10793 \" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><a href='https:\/\/ifind.al\/index.php\/2020\/06\/19\/the-secret-of-tokyo-tower-634-meters-high-how-it-resists-earthquakes\/bashnja-tokyo-skytree-tokio\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bashnja-tokyo-skytree-tokio.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bashnja-tokyo-skytree-tokio.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bashnja-tokyo-skytree-tokio-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c83.travelpayouts.com\/click?shmarker=225359&amp;promo_id=2014&amp;source_type=banner&amp;type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c83.travelpayouts.com\/content?promo_id=2014&amp;shmarker=225359&amp;type=init\" alt=\"728*90\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The official name of Tokyo Tower is Tokyo Skytree, which translates as Tokyo Sky Tree.\u00a0The need to build a new TV tower arose after the old building more than 330 meters high ceased to cope with its functions: the growing number of skyscrapers in Tokyo required the construction of a more grandiose tower.\u00a0The new television tower was commissioned in 2012.\u00a0Its height along with the spire is 634 meters.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n        <!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\r\n        <div data-width=\"100%\" class=\"fotorama gallery galleryid-10793 \" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><a href='https:\/\/ifind.al\/index.php\/2020\/06\/19\/the-secret-of-tokyo-tower-634-meters-high-how-it-resists-earthquakes\/dsc_7698\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC_7698.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC_7698.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC_7698-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ancient Japanese pagodas were built using technology that allowed buildings to stand centuries ago and keeps them intact to this day.\u00a0In the historical chronicles of Japan, there is no mention of the destruction of wooden pagodas just because they have one feature.\u00a0This is symbashira &#8211; the central column on which the entire load of the building is held.\u00a0This column is the rod that dampens the vibrations of the earth during an earthquake, since it does not have a rigid mount and can swing like a pendulum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n        <!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\r\n        <div data-width=\"100%\" class=\"fotorama gallery galleryid-10793 \" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><a href='https:\/\/ifind.al\/index.php\/2020\/06\/19\/the-secret-of-tokyo-tower-634-meters-high-how-it-resists-earthquakes\/attachment\/109819\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/109819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/109819.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/109819-768x852.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c109.travelpayouts.com\/click?shmarker=225359&amp;promo_id=3215&amp;source_type=banner&amp;type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c109.travelpayouts.com\/content?promo_id=3215&amp;shmarker=225359&amp;type=init\" alt=\"T&amp;A 300*250\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tokyo Skytree architects decided to use ancient Japanese technology in order to save the building from natural disasters, and they succeeded.\u00a0The earthquake in March 2011, which led to the tragedy in Fukushima, hit the tower at the final stage of construction.\u00a0The design withstood the tremors, the antenna was only slightly damaged, and all thanks to the presence of a central bearing pillar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n        <!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\r\n        <div data-width=\"100%\" class=\"fotorama gallery galleryid-10793 \" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><a href='https:\/\/ifind.al\/index.php\/2020\/06\/19\/the-secret-of-tokyo-tower-634-meters-high-how-it-resists-earthquakes\/p843_d20151113102325\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/p843_d20151113102325.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/p843_d20151113102325.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ifind.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/p843_d20151113102325-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c21.travelpayouts.com\/click?shmarker=225359&amp;promo_id=175&amp;source_type=banner&amp;type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c21.travelpayouts.com\/content?promo_id=175&amp;shmarker=225359&amp;type=init\" alt=\"nil\" width=\"600\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Up to a height of 125 meters, the central supporting column in the TV tower, having a diameter of 8 meters, is tightly connected to the steel frame of the building.\u00a0Above this mark, the simbasir is attached to the skeleton of the building using hydraulic shock absorbers, which gives the structure stability during oscillations of the earth&#8217;s surface.\u00a0This is the secret of the tallest building in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c89.travelpayouts.com\/click?shmarker=225359&amp;promo_id=2069&amp;source_type=banner&amp;type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c89.travelpayouts.com\/content?promo_id=2069&amp;shmarker=225359&amp;type=init\" alt=\"728*90\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n        <!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\r\n        <div data-width=\"100%\" class=\"fotorama gallery galleryid-10793 \" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><a 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