| John Smith 2006-09-09, 4:29 pm |
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"Jeff" <oldog@(nospam)mchsi.com> wrote in message
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> <ingui777@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> That "is" the whole point. The WTC was NOT a typical steel
> frame
> building. Most Hi Rises make use of huge steel girders at there center
> and
> encase these girders in tons of rebar and and more tons of concrete to
> form
> massive support columns. Then floors are laid, attached to these massive
> columns. The only way to bring "them" down is to take out the support
> columns. The WTC bldgs. were of a totally different design. They built
> those bldgs. using a technique where the exterior walls "were" built as
> the
> supporting structure. The bldgs. had no massive center columns to fall
> back
> on. Once you take out a huge section ( by a large airplane ) you remove
> the support from everything above it. And then its just a matter of time
> before things start falling. Its really too bad the bldgs were built that
> way.
> If they had been conventional design, they would have had very bad
> damage to a couple floors, but they wouldnt have fallen. And the death
> toll would have been much, much less.
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> Jeff
Did you ever see the pictures of the WWII bomber that hit the Empire State
Building? It was bad but, just as you said, the building didn't fall and
the damage was repaired without too much trouble.
Hey wait, maybe that was an "inside job" too!
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