Hi everyone, the vertical aspect used in this video was intentional. We thought it might be an interesting way to frame this piece, since it's specifically about skyscrapers. We understand a vertical aspect ratio isn't for everyone - don't worry, it's not something we'll be doing often. But it's important to us that we keep experimenting on our channel, so that we can keep pushing our work forward. This was a case where we took a risk by trying something new, so thanks for bearing with us and for leaving your feedback. And thanks for watching our videos! 🌻

@aemonblackfyre4159

5 жыл бұрын

could we get some videos in 21:9 in the future? I think theres not enough content on YT

@Vox

5 жыл бұрын

@@aemonblackfyre4159 interesting idea!! this is definitely something we'll check out - maybe in a video about.. bridges?

@stackptr

5 жыл бұрын

Bold! I love this choice and definitely glad it's not going to be a frequent thing

@tomaspietravallo3832

5 жыл бұрын

I’m not really used to vertical video but apart from TV, I prefer vertical now that I’ve seen your videos in this format

@niklas8135

5 жыл бұрын

... interesting

Skyscrapers design = confuse the winds Vox aspect ratio = confuse the viewers

@AllTrickss

5 жыл бұрын

Aicon Aclon lmfao

@aiconaclon

5 жыл бұрын

@@AllTrickss subscribe to meee 😂😂

@fernandoforni9447

5 жыл бұрын

Good one

@StranaHyena

5 жыл бұрын

eh, good pair.

@IEJ7654321

5 жыл бұрын

XD!

When you're so smart you even confuse the wind

@maga6403

3 жыл бұрын

If i see another comment from you i'm going to commite mass hate crime.

@jadenyuki3138

3 жыл бұрын

Sicwei

@jadenyuki3138

3 жыл бұрын

Si wei

@kentguiller

3 жыл бұрын

@@xcreovb7648 Hm Hm, only 4 comments after 2 years.....

@TjugoTusen

3 жыл бұрын

*Laughing Human Noises*

"Architects have an arsenal of tricks to reduce movement..." Civil and structural engineers: *am I a joke to you*

@abdallababikir4473

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahhaha

@kalamay

5 жыл бұрын

Exact same thought when I heard it

@UNCtarheels71

5 жыл бұрын

Being an Architect is like being a cool Interior Designer but a lame Civil Engineer.

@Sphere723

5 жыл бұрын

I went to a lecture by the lead SOM engineer on what was then called the Burj Dubai. He made a joke that they let the Architects pick out the drapes so they would feel involved. Yeah, the form of modern skyscrappers is driven almost entirely by engineers, not architects.

@slevinkalevra

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought lol. Structural engineers are the black sheep but without us there wouldn't be any skyscrapers =P

can the wind damage your portrait format video too?

@alfredkwan5337

5 жыл бұрын

Valentin Bcn LMAO

@rodigoduterte9192

5 жыл бұрын

Just gave the video format a wind gap

@desaturated6049

5 жыл бұрын

I literally stop watching after 10 sec in knowing it a portrait video.

@lance7095

5 жыл бұрын

Y'all are stupid. The video is in portrait on purpose since the topic is about skyscrapers.

@harshone1866

5 жыл бұрын

@@lance7095 everyone understands that but dose doing that made the video better?

This comment section: 50% "it's engineers not architects" 50% "why vertical aspect ratio" 1% other comments 0.01% people that can't math

@woochachino

5 жыл бұрын

was gonna comment "it doesnt add up" till i pressed read more

@aashraychopra2999

4 жыл бұрын

Woochan Nou U

@Win090949

4 жыл бұрын

Oh ok

@QuarioQuario54321

4 жыл бұрын

You are bad at math

@maxniftynine

4 жыл бұрын

QuarioQuario54321 r/wooosh

Architects are engineers worst nightmare. Architect: "yeah I was thinking of this..." Engineer "oh, er...yeah? Maybe? Kinda, ish. *Migraine intensifies*

@jacob9673

4 жыл бұрын

euan todd engineers do the doing, architects are glorified artists.

@adorabasilwinterpock6035

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but nothing is worse than Buildings designed by engineers

@Mikelaxo

3 жыл бұрын

Architects are important, without them cities would just be filled with giant blocks of concrete

@death5913

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mikelaxo you mean urban planner

@Mikelaxo

3 жыл бұрын

@@death5913 also architects

"Architects have an arsenal of tricks to reduce movement." Engineneers: "Listen here you little punk!"

*Vertical video: **_exists_* *KZread Community: **_enraged noises_*

@zain4019

5 жыл бұрын

_Bob McCoy Proof that the internet community are toddlers in disguise.

@MrDiarukia

5 жыл бұрын

@@zain4019 Please don't forget that most displays are in landscape orientation. And where mobiles are easily turned sideways, almost all other screens are not.

@zain4019

5 жыл бұрын

MrDiarukia I understand. I was just making more a general comment on the hive mentality of internet users and their lack of foresight and tendency to avoid meaningful, constructive, and deep, individualistic thinking and instead favor mindless scrolling and complaining, with the occasional meme thrown in. Not everyone of course, but based on the interactions I’ve had, some of these people aren’t very compassionate nor do they uphold (or maybe don’t even possess) some sort of intrinsic value system. That may change as they grow, and I hope it does. Most people in the real world aren’t like that, so that’s great:)

@ZeeJeff

5 жыл бұрын

I'm actually watching this on a vertical 4:3 display (my Samsung Galaxy Tab S3), so I appreciate this video.

@MrDiarukia

5 жыл бұрын

@@ZeeJeff But you could aswell rotate the device 90°

Now please do a video on why people dislike portrait recordings

@user-kd5qs2ql7t

5 жыл бұрын

ger

@brief

5 жыл бұрын

haha n word lol guys am i right !!

Next time could you make a video about how Dubai buildings have a complex system of pumping water throughout the building to keep it from melting, that would be pretty interesting.

@thebiggestcauldron

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, they really are? That sounds _cool_ .

The vertical was fine, really.

@CrysisVN

4 жыл бұрын

Same. I don't get why people get so hurt over vertical videos?? even on laptop? it's not that big of a deal.

@constantinshim4271

4 жыл бұрын

I only noticed it at the end

@CrysisVN

4 жыл бұрын

Meme and Vines Ah, i see

@TechSupportDave

3 жыл бұрын

@@constantinshim4271 same

As a Civil Engineering student I have to ask... Architects? You give the credit for these solutions to the architects?

@moritzh6876

5 жыл бұрын

Luis Alejandro Perez as an architecture student myself I have to agree with you.. even though some architects do these designs as well, most is done by engineers

@MammothBehemoth

5 жыл бұрын

As a practitioner in the field and is no longer a student, yes the engineers does major and crucial work in the consultative phase but the architect signs the initial and final phase of the design

@vancekangyishu

5 жыл бұрын

MammothBehemoth architects arrive at their design from a aesthetic stand point while Engineers reimagine those designs from a structural standpoint ...

@Lucky30eight

5 жыл бұрын

MammothBehemoth buddy there are seismic engineers who specializes in researching to develop techniques to counter these conditions.

@withelisa

5 жыл бұрын

Bless. Architects get far too much credit while civil, structural, and MEP engineers are the real MVPs. Love, a project engineer.

So many comments moaning about it being a vertical video. Pretty sure it was done on purpose as it's about vertical buildings.

@user-kd5qs2ql7t

5 жыл бұрын

Congrats, Sherlock. It is

@tlbtaosd

5 жыл бұрын

Doing something stupid for a reason doesn't prevent the fact that you've done something stupid

@Rai98Chu

5 жыл бұрын

People are scared of changes, even if it's obviously a one time thing

@litcexl8124

5 жыл бұрын

@@Rai98Chu Its just plain annoying. Especially for desktop. Also a bit for mobile, because when you are scrolling though the comments and you scroll up, the vid extend and covers your comments. Its like saying: You have been driving this bike for a long time, let's now invert the wheel. Change is good if its good. Not when its bad.

@iwansays

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure you can always rotate your phone in your hands to watch landscape videos but not your desktop monitors to watch portrait videos 🤔

Oh my god, sweet, a professional video that actually features Structural Engineering! (anddd...Architects get all the credit)...actually seems about right for the real world. Good job Vox.

@vaderbuild

3 жыл бұрын

why....do you talk ..... like this....

I mean I don't even live in Chicago, never been, but it still hurts to hear the Sears Tower being called the Willis Tower

@TheReaper9500

2 жыл бұрын

I'll never call it the willis tower, it's the sears tower

Why not mention those holes are actually for the dragons to pass through.... ?

@cityuser

5 жыл бұрын

#borders :D

@ruth7841

5 жыл бұрын

Lol my thoughts too

@aarongifford69

5 жыл бұрын

Well that's what they do in Hong kong. He was on about Shanghai

@user-pg5re1cg7d

5 жыл бұрын

@@ruth7841 those dragons came from the mountains the building with a hole was from Shanghai. Shanghai is build on a flate plain. there are no mountains.

@ruth7841

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-pg5re1cg7d Thanks! :)

Not a fan of vertical videos but this is the type of video from Vox that I love.

@IEJ7654321

5 жыл бұрын

No it isn't. We aren't on a vertical screen. WE ARE WATCHING ON A FRICKIN 1080P MONITOR (most viewers) Usually 22in or similar. Some people even have 4k and ultrawide displays which will not be a great experience for them. We are not in 2008 with 1024x768/1280x1024 displays. We are in 2019 with cheap 1920x1080 monitors and 16:9 smartphones.

0:23 one of the greatest statements ever stated “Confuse the wind”

Making this a vertical video was actually really smart

I think the intern was suppose to upload this to Facebook.

@455fardeen

3 жыл бұрын

Ben Whittaker could do it!

@meco7956

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@coptor4232

3 жыл бұрын

COMPACT ELEVATOR? WE'RE GOING UP. EASY.

I'm not watching on a god damn iPhone. Landscape videos, please.

@AManWhoLikesToCode

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah bad choice keep it in landscape

@Kokurorokuko

5 жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't notice until he said "It's a little weird at the end" and I watched it on PC.

@wzwzwz

5 жыл бұрын

The video is about vertical things called skyscrapers, so it makes sense that the video is vertical. Hope you got the point

@duimu

5 жыл бұрын

Still an icky aspect ratio. Could have made it narrow

@noah8405

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry, us iPhone users hate it too

It's spelled Willis but pronounced "Sears"

@-maya-6498

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Piotrowski chicagoans know where it’s at. 😌

@adiabd1

4 жыл бұрын

That's why I hate English, even though i need the language

@jackbreuhaus6244

4 жыл бұрын

@@adiabd1 Nah it's not actually, it's just that the Willis tower was originally the Sears tower

@xyzno1cancer

4 жыл бұрын

@@adiabd1 It's not really an English problem, Chicago just has a thing for words not pronounced as written. Even the city's name is written Chicago but pronounced Shicago.

@HolyCanoley

4 жыл бұрын

...and I'd prefer to call the tower in London the "Shart" tower.

I would just like to praise Vox editors/animators/artists for the incredible work they're doing. The videos are truly stunning.

This video is in portrait. I don't know how I feel about this...

@Zveebo

5 жыл бұрын

Give it’s a video about really tall buildings that most people will watch on their portrait smartphones, it makes sense!

@Spaceman247

5 жыл бұрын

I like it something different, also it is about skyscrapers so fits that too!

@staciii

5 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianelytron8450 for what 🙄

@yeijiin

5 жыл бұрын

I watched this on my phone so it was ok haha ^^;

@tuomasraunio

5 жыл бұрын

I feel violated...

Architects, seriously? Reduction of resonance and vortex shedding in buildings is a specialist area of engineering under computational fluid dynamics and structural dynamics. Get your facts straight

@loremipsum7513

5 жыл бұрын

Both played an important role in this subject

@timothybryce1948

5 жыл бұрын

r/iamverysmart

@Ace-my8ed

5 жыл бұрын

R/peoplethatgiveashit

@NoVisionGuy

5 жыл бұрын

Well engineers are architects' pawns on building their works lol, both play parts tho

@maha-ud2li

4 жыл бұрын

@@NoVisionGuy pawns?

I actually enjoyed the aspect ratio of this one. It was clever, given the subject matter. I'm surprised at how pissed off people are about it. 🤷‍♂️

@velcranoxofficials9970

4 жыл бұрын

I thought most people watched youtube on their phones

@esca10000

4 жыл бұрын

Fits an iPad perfectly

@AnymMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@velcranoxofficials9970 I don't know a single person that unironically uses fullscreen portrait mode to watch videos

Others: Never do this again iPad users: *Evil Laughs*

@karthiksashank6829

3 жыл бұрын

???????

@DanksterPaws

3 жыл бұрын

@@karthiksashank6829 it perfectly fits fullscreen on an ipad

@thebiggestcauldron

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanksterPaws Out of all the possible ratios they chose THE IPAD?

Something's wrong with the video, guys. Looks like a vertical phone nightmare. It's very distracting.

@krebsfish5035

5 жыл бұрын

i watched it in my phone and it's still bad since highest vertical resolution is 360p

@GAMEOVER-yy6zj

5 жыл бұрын

Vox is trolling smartphone users, haha.

@ldtobi1

5 жыл бұрын

JD Thompson it was intentional

@luisayala4592

5 жыл бұрын

Are you seriously that slow ? Haha

Please don't make videos in this vertical format

once again Vox teaching me about things I didn't even realize I wanted to know! Keep the interesting videos coming!

Yess!! More vertical videos please! Cant believe this isn’t done more often 😄

It's a video about really narrow tall things, the portrait ratio makes perfect sense.

@ewangatzea1183

5 жыл бұрын

Only in cellphones, it's horrible to watch in a 16:9 monitor

@anthonyi7834

5 жыл бұрын

Ewan Gatzea then watch it on your phone

@Obscurai

5 жыл бұрын

@@ewangatzea1183 Some monitors can rotate and most video drivers recognize the key stroke combination ctrl-alt- to change the rotation. I have both a portrait and landscape screen connected to my computer. Reading and editing documents on the portrait screen is especially useful. Lastly, there are plenty of vertical videos on KZread.

@ewangatzea1183

5 жыл бұрын

@@Obscurai ey, nice tip! I'm gonna try it to write

For those complaining about the portrait format, it was certainly intentional, because of the vertical aspect of skyscrapers ;)

@Yuhara_rev

5 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone think it's not intentional...

@juch3

5 жыл бұрын

@@Yuhara_rev you'd be surprised

@darkbluebossa

5 жыл бұрын

@@Yuhara_rev judging for all the fuss, it sounded like some people were thinking that all Vox videos from now on would be vertical.

@Albanez39

5 жыл бұрын

NO. They made the video in portrait format for all the idiots that watch videos on their iphones...

@Steets

5 жыл бұрын

I don't care. Having 80% of my screen be black for an entire video is not something I really want.

As an engineering student, this pleases me greatly.

Why are 3/4 of the comments complaining about the video being vertical CAN YOU APPRECIATE THE FREAKING VIDEO

Just two corrections: engineers design how a building goes together while architects design how a building looks. It's the Sears tower not the Willis tower.

@agbook2007

5 жыл бұрын

Alan Ferkinhoff, it’s no longer the Sears Tower. They are correct on that point, while you are correct on the previous point.

@b3z3jm3nny

5 жыл бұрын

txag07 Nobody calls it the Willis Tower though.

@ferky123

5 жыл бұрын

@@agbook2007 try telling that to Chicagoans. It'll always be the Sears tower for them. Just like it's the Woolworth building in NY even though Woolworths went out of business.

@-maya-6498

5 жыл бұрын

Alan Ferkinhoff huh. you must be a fellow chicagoan 🤣

@sinu0us

5 жыл бұрын

The engineers have the expertise in that field but architects must also have an understanding in structure, as structure dictates design and vice versa...

Clever use of aspect ratio to tie in with your video content

@emil335

5 жыл бұрын

Annoying use of aspect ratio in stark contrast to the video content

@cutienerdgirl

5 жыл бұрын

@@emil335 No, it isn't. The video is about tall vertical things, why would it be landscape?

@emil335

5 жыл бұрын

@@cutienerdgirl because KZread videos are landscape and I prefer it staying that way

@osianoisekenegbe9401

5 жыл бұрын

@@emil335 have you seen this KZread video

@Obscurai

5 жыл бұрын

@@emil335 KZread videos are very flexible and can be of multiple aspect ratios and orientation. There are even 180 degrees video, 360 videos, etc. KZread is not restricted to the landscape. It just depends on the equipment you have to watch. I have both landscape and portrait monitors connected to my computer, and my phone can rotate as necessary.

I really like the vertical viewing mode for mobile👌🏻👌🏻

Insert complaint about aspects ration here ->

@lxbeeb

4 жыл бұрын

But yeah for real mans got it off Instagram or something

@TheOfficialChonDeeble

4 жыл бұрын

It fits the feel of the video perfectly tbh

@anchorbait6662

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheOfficialChonDeeble nausea? Lol

Not only is this a vertical video, it's a weird one. It's not 9:16 or even 3:4, it's about 1.3 times taller than wide (i.e. even more square than 3:4).

@agbook2007

5 жыл бұрын

JorWat25, you are correct. It fits... only opening in a KZread smart phone app... It collapses on the app as you scroll, but it looks incredibly weird in isolation on the phone, even more than on TV (which looks weird) or desktop. I am not a fan of the gimmick either.

Vox, I love your videos, so it physically hurts me what you've done with the aspect ratio on this one. Had it made some kind of visual cohesion with the subject matter, maybe I would be okay with it, but considering the weird portrait-mode adds nothing to the video, this was a terrible idea. Please don't do it ever again. Thank you.

@livehardordieeasy701

5 жыл бұрын

No it didn't. You might have been annoyed but you cannot be physically hurt by a video! And Please try to keep your immune system stronger than that or else someday just a punch 👊 might kill you

@alephkasai9384

5 жыл бұрын

@@livehardordieeasy701 It is extremely uncomfortable though

@hedgehog3180

5 жыл бұрын

I feel like they must have accidentally uploaded a video meant for facebook to youtube. I can't imagine that it was filmed like this.

@lodiped

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't feel a thing. Honestly it seems to me it's just a meme at this point that people say "uh, stop filming vertical bro" and don't really have a reason for it. Also, buildings are vertical, this video is vertical, there you have it, visual cohesion with the subject matter.

@yungtankie4450

5 жыл бұрын

I mean it does have some cohesion with the subject matter though - skyscrapers being tall and thin and combining that with an aspect ratio similar to that.

I was confused by the format for a moment, but then I realized it’s brilliance.

Love the frame oml

I actually think it’s cool and fits into the topic to make a vertical video! All the graphic explanation was shown more clearly in this direction. Lastly, it was a fresh watching experience via a phone. I like it!

When you a civil engineer and see the maths behind these structural design specially damping with wind loads and seismic loads hahaha

Love the vertical format! It was a surprise, which was lovely! And it fits the video topic perfectly. Plus, I was looking for Vox design videos to watch while I was eating, because I like to listen to less visual videos while I’m doing something, and I like to take the time watch more visual videos when I have the opportunity to pay more attention to my screen (like when I’m eating breakfast). So this satisfied that perfectly!

I actually liked the vertical format, helped to fully appreciate the skyscrapers.

Just imagine if your entire apartment just started swaying to the side like a carnival ride...

@Picollus1

5 жыл бұрын

Some highrise can move up to 1 meter lateral drift ! Some other have felt acceleration uncomfortable! Structural dynamic engineering is important part of design of these buildings

@mgu3241

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, thats called an earthquake.

Video was amazing. Portrait format was not.

I love the pace of Vox videos. I also didn’t know that’s why they did that, you learn something new every day!

don't see this kind of vertical video format often but i like it

Other people : never do this again Apple users : *laughs in hidden*

@rohitjain2411

5 жыл бұрын

Why???

@nephronum

5 жыл бұрын

Rohit Jain this aspect ratio perfectly fits to iPad’s screen

You obviously are not from Chicago. It's still the Sears Tower and it will always be the Sears Tower.

This was an amazing video. Huge kudos for fitting so much info in such short time. We so lucky videos like this are free

wow that was so eye opening

The vertical aspect ratio looks terrible on a 21:9 ultrawide

@kingcarcas1349

5 жыл бұрын

thats ur own fault

@bluetoothenjoyer

5 жыл бұрын

@@kingcarcas1349 yes buy a monitor for a single video

@AnymMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingcarcas1349 and their fault for thinking it's a good idea to make a vertical video on a landscape mode platform

There's nothing inherently wrong with vertical videos, but they are incredibly inconvenient on KZread (even on mobile). Props for trying a new thing, and it may be worth it if you reformat videos for Facebook/Instagram, but KZread is still the land of landscape.

This portrait format was the coolest thing I’ve ever watched on my iPad

I like the aspect ratio. Cool that you try different things.

I am confuse with the aspect ratio of this vid

@geezerreviews1636

5 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@aiconaclon

5 жыл бұрын

@@DanielLopez-jn4pn my comment went first before the explanation so you two shut up🙂

@frozengeese9291

5 жыл бұрын

@@geezerreviews1636 why don't you have any music

@aiconaclon

5 жыл бұрын

Someone deleted his idiotic comment

Engineer here - Stop giving architects the credit for these designs. They make things look pretty while the engineers make it happen.

@alquinn8576

5 жыл бұрын

yah high-end architects are mostly about making phalluses to glorify themselves while engineers are the ones making it actually turgid!

@Alkuf100

5 жыл бұрын

Also an engineer here - obviously you dont know what architects do so stop crying at youtube and make some better use of your life

@UrbanEdifice

5 жыл бұрын

​@@Alkuf100 I'm glad you're an engineer and not a life coach. Nice try, but I'm literally a licensed architectural engineer who designs buildings for a living and I work with architects every single day. I was previously at SOM, in fact, and continue to this day to be surprised how often architects are given credit for Bill Baker's brilliant engineering designs. My comment stands.

@shhhdontshout

5 жыл бұрын

But if i give u a blank paper to start with, u probably knew nothinngg or how to start with. Let alone how to design space for human being.

@robinbantigny8640

5 жыл бұрын

Al Quinn correct, but architects are drawing phalluses to glorify their owner.

The vertical video serves a purpose and contours the skyscrapers really well. I, for one, enjoyed it.

Didn't expect to see a building from my small city in Sweden in a Vox video. Turning Torso!

I love you guys, I get why the vertical but please, let this be the only one

Are people seriously complaining about the ratio of the video? I liked the idea a lot, since we are talking about skyscrapers. Please, Vox, continue innovating. Thank you.

for a change - im watching this on a phone and i love the format!

I loved the vertical aspect of this video

Vox made it on a vertical format to match the video's theme about skyscrapers *mindblown*

Wind: *confused* hurts itself in its confusion

ONE OF THE FEW TIMES VERTICAL VIDEO MADE SENSE. THAT SEQUENCE OF SHOTS OF THE SHARD WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND COMPOSED WITH LESS WASTED NEGATIVE SPACE DUE TO THE ASPECT RATIO. THIS WAS GOOD. THANKS.

Thanks for the vertical video & looks nice with the new full screen gesture

The ratio is perfect. Good thing I watch KZread on my phone a lot lol.

How about the 310 metres *pixelated* tower in Bangkok? That design is interesting...

Wow. That is so interesting. Never thought of those holes as wind passeges. Thanks vox

Love this kind of episodes

Thank you structural engineers for all the hard work that goes into designing these buildings.

don't make vertical videos, please . KZread is not Instagram or TikTok or Snapchat. Everything has its own space.

@mr.b3168

5 жыл бұрын

You must have a pleb phone that doesn't adjust

@microz0258

5 жыл бұрын

Its intentional

@bruh-dj5uo

5 жыл бұрын

@@mr.b3168 You must have a phone pleb

Aerodynamicist here. The spiral shape isn't about redirecting the airflow up or down. It's about preventing the vortex formation from having the same frequency along the length of the tower. It prevents the vortices along the height of the tower from working together to shake it. Instead they end working against each other, which reduces the structural loading. This is why the Burj Khalifa is brilliant, it uses all of the techniques mentioned, from tapering, to terraces that form a spiral pattern to reduce the effect of wind in the tower.

oh wow i didn’t know about this, that’s pretty cool.

The Taipei 101’s steel ball is also there to counteract earthquakes.

@JinalDoshi91

5 жыл бұрын

Structural engineers provide tuned mass dampers to reduce the wind-induced accelerations in buildings for occupant comforts and not for seismic protections. I design high rise buildings in earthquake-prone regions like the US west coast and in no tall building, you will see tuned mass dampers as a seismic solution. Because buildings respond at different frequencies while tuned mass damper can help a building at one particular frequency, it becomes useless in earthquakes as the response of a building is more often at high frequencies rather than primary frequency that the TMD was tuned to. A much more efficient solution is using viscous dampers. Even in TAIPEI 101, the dampers excitation during an earthquake was inconsistent again because of the high-frequency nature of the ground motions. The engineers themselves would not have counted the damper as the source of energy dissipation in seismic excitation.

@BarelyNoticeable

5 жыл бұрын

Jinal Doshi Cool, good to know.

The video was great. Except for the vertical format. That's why disliked it: just as a deterrent.

One of the best vertical videos I ve ever watched

I actually thing it was a genius idea to use the vertical radio for the topic of skyscrapers. Great job Vox!

*confused confusion intensifies*

I loved the vertical aspect ratio on this video. Really brings focus to the verticality of the architecture.

I have to design a skyscraper for my arch design class so this was very informative. Here's a summary for people who'd like a tl:dr Skyscrapers have to go against the wind. These methods help: 1. Tapering (the skyscraper gets more skinny as it ascends higher in the sky like the shard - No hard edges since they aren't good on wind, so you'll often see skyscrapers with round corners - Small cut out in the corners - Sawtooth corners like Taipei 101 - Reduces movement by 25 percent 2. Openings - Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia - Shanghai World Financial Center - 432 Park Avenue in NY has several double-floor cutouts that allow wind to pass through 3. Twisting - Redirects wind - educes swaying forces on the structure - Shanghai tower - Reduced wind load by 24% - Saved 58 million 4. Damper - Slosh tanks, water sloshes back and forth and its weight displacement helps keep the building from swaying - Massive weights… hidden - Chifley tower - Taipei 101 has it open "Damper Baby" - Steel ball is also there to counteract earthquakes "As people move out of rural areas to more urban ones, skyscrapers will keep getting taller and skinnier."

Definitely appreciated that short clip of the typhoon in HK cuz I remember seeing that exact video!

The heck is the Willis Tower? Oh, the Sears Tower.

Architects? Did you mean Civil Engineers?

Everyone gangsta until wind stop getting confused

I like this format

"keep building to the sky" uhhh what happens when a tornado or thunderstorm comes in the *literal sky*?

You know when to stop watching when he calls the "Sears Tower", the Willis Tower.

@kap1526

4 жыл бұрын

It was renamed in 2009. So he said it right .

@BC33714

4 жыл бұрын

Edward Kaplan I can see that you do not understand. It will forever be the Sears tower to us. As one fellow commenter put it “It is spelled ‘Willis’ but pronounced ‘Sears’.”

@kap1526

4 жыл бұрын

@@BC33714 you don't understand . He went by what the building is called today.. SO no matter which one of the words he would have used there are trolls like yourself that would be offended either way. So it's safe for him to say it the right way. I know I can't be wrong here.

I absolutely love the vertical video.

I was pleasantly surprised about the vertical video, really liked it!

Not a huge fan of the portrait video. Interesting stuff, though.

I will never call it anything but Sears Tower, take your Willis and shove it!

I love the shard

Wow this aspect ratio is cool