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William Seger

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11. WTF does that mean?

Reply to wildbilln864 (Reply #10)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 09:45 PM

Sep 2014

In structural engineering, there's only one definition of "load." You didn't click my link?

Structural loads or actions are forces, deformations, or accelerations applied to a structure or its components.

As shown in the diagram, in the WTC towers, the floor design live loads ranged from 55 pounds per square foot to 82.5 psf, and they were already carrying furniture and partitions. How much impact force do you think would be generated if just one floor above fell 12 feet? That's all it took to trigger the Skyline Towers collapse.

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Newton vs NIST by Jonathan Cole - Japanese [View all] wildbilln864 Sep 2014 OP

Pseudo-science at its worst William Seger Sep 2014 #1

pseudo-science indeed.. wildbilln864 Sep 2014 #2

Yes, I can William Seger Sep 2014 #3

fail again Seger! wildbilln864 Sep 2014 #4

Nope William Seger Sep 2014 #5

also structurally.... wildbilln864 Sep 2014 #6

It was "like the WTC towers" (and most other buildings) in the one thing that mattered William Seger Sep 2014 #7

nonsense William! wildbilln864 Sep 2014 #8

Really? William Seger Sep 2014 #9

loads yes, depending on what you define as load. wildbilln864 Sep 2014 #10

WTF does that mean? William Seger Sep 2014 #11