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jim wrote: ok bud you are factually wrong on some points. a staircase was still viable on the south tower to let people escape. where did you get the idea that planes use diesel? jp5 maybe but certainly not glow plugs in a fanjet... lastly, there were very few 'cross members' as you stated because the supporting steel was actually the exoskeleton of the building. in other words the outside of the building supported the entire structure. unique yes but that was the wtc.... That is flat out false. The building was supported by a rigid central core. The exoskeleton was designed to absorb wind loads and not apply those loads to the central core. The gravitational loading of the building was supported by the central core. |
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