What does an earthquake feel like in Taipei 101? A former employee on the 89th floor exposed the “disaster movie scene”: determined to resign | Life | CTWANT

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A 7.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Hualien on the morning of the 3rd. It was felt throughout Taiwan, and people on high floors were especially frightened. Some netizens said that at the moment of the earthquake, the first floor of the Zhongli McDonald’s felt extremely strong and panicked. He was also curious about what it would be like to be in Taipei 101 when an earthquake occurs. Unexpectedly, a former employee of the 101 Building was fished out to reveal the “disaster movie” scene from 7 or 8 years ago, and he said, “That was when I made up my mind to leave my job.”

Some netizens posted on Dcard on the 3rd with “What is the situation of the earthquake in Building 101?“I wrote an article asking about the strong earthquake in Hualien. When someone was buying a McDonald’s in Zhongli, it was only on the first floor. His body felt so strong that he was unsteady when walking. He was also curious, “With such a big earthquake, what does it feel like to be on the 101st floor? What’s the situation like? What is it like, can anyone tell me?”

The exposure of the post also attracted netizens in Taipei 101 to share on the 3rd, “It was really shaking when I passed by a certain building in Taipei 101. I just wanted to take leave and go home.” “It was okay to walk after the aftershocks in the morning, but it was a bit like a slow version of the pirate ship. My colleague next door The whole cup of coffee fell directly to the ground.” “I was in 101, which was lower than the 40th floor. The aftershocks felt okay. I was still at home during the main earthquake, which was lower than the 10th floor. It was like a horse race. The power was too different.” “The front was shaking up and down. Obviously, the horizontal shaking after that was just like that of a major earthquake. Personally, I think it was much smaller than that of 921 (I was in Taipei County on 921). However, after the earthquake, the building continued to shake very slightly, and it lasted for about 10 minutes.” “If it’s level 4 or above (not included), it will shake a lot more than on the ground. It will make you feel dizzy. If it’s below level 4, you won’t feel it at all. But usually during earthquakes, people are busy holding on to the cabinets for fear of falling down.”, “I work on the 73rd floor I have become accustomed to it.”

Some former employees also said, “I remember that 7-8 years ago when I was working at the 101 Observation Deck (89th floor), I encountered a felt earthquake. The windows of the observation deck shook so hard that it made a terrible sound, and then everyone started screaming and running ( (Most of them are tourists) It’s like a disaster movie… That’s when I made up my mind to leave my job.” , I fainted so much that I vomited out my lunch, and then I hid under the table obediently. The elevator would be stopped anyway, and I couldn’t escape. The iron cabinet (which was full of paper materials) would fall over if it was level 4 or above. One time, I was stuck in the elevator at 48 There was no signal on the mobile phone upstairs, so I sat down and started typing my last words, and even used the elevator intercom to tell the guard that I wanted to give my last words to my family.”

More professionals pointed out, “101 has damping balls that are mainly resistant to wind and secondarily earthquakes. The conclusion is that it will shake but not too much (the shaking of the damping balls will reduce the shaking of the building).” In fact, in order to cope with the shaking caused by high-altitude strong winds and typhoons, A tunable mass damper (also known as a “tuned mass damper”) weighing 661.02 tons and 5.5 meters in diameter is installed on the 87th to 92nd floors of Taipei 101. It uses the swing of a giant steel ball to slow down the shaking of the building. It is the only giant damper in the world open to tourists.

In terms of anti-seismic measures, Taipei 101 adopts a new giant structure. There are 2 giant pillars on each of the 4 outsides of the building, for a total of 8 giant pillars. Each pillar is 3 meters long and 2.4 meters wide in section. It starts from the fifth floor underground. It runs through to the 90th floor above ground. The columns are filled with high-density concrete and covered with steel plates. It uses two of the fastest elevators in the world at the time, which can rise from the 5th floor to the 89th floor where the observation deck is located in 37 seconds. Visitors can also go up the stairs to the outdoor observation deck on the 91st floor (only accessible from the 88th floor).