Can you feel the Steinway Tower sway?

As with any building over a certain height, high winds can potentially cause noticeable swaying. A building as tall and slim as the Steinway Tower, which comes in at 435m (1,428ft), could move as much as 0.9m (3ft) on the upper floors. This could be nausea-inducing, until you get used to it!



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As with any building over a certain height, high winds can potentially cause noticeable swaying. A building as tall and slim as the Steinway Tower, which comes in at 435m (1,428ft), could move as much as 0.9m (3ft) on the upper floors. This could be nausea-inducing, until you get used to it!

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Steinway Tower is so skinny at the top that whenever the wind ramps up, the luxury homes on the upper floors sway around by a few feet. “Every skyscraper has to move,” Pasquarelli said.

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Mass dampers are added to slender skyscrapers to reduce their sway in high winds.

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The most basic method for controlling horizontal sway is to simply tighten up the structure. At the point where the horizontal girders attach to the vertical column, the construction crew bolts and welds them on the top and bottom, as well as the side.

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At 828 meters tall, the Burj Khalifa sways by around 4 to 5 feet owing to wind disturbance. Owing to the excellent construction of these structures, the sway action brought on by strong winds may either be controlled or dampened such that occupants on these upper levels don't feel the building move.

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