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To: Barry Secrest

I wouldn’t call it a collapse, rather the roof fabric ripped. All the structural elements appear to remain intact. I can’t tell if the structural elements even yielded, but may have remained in the elastic region throughout the high strain rates.


12 posted on 12/13/2010 10:51:03 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cvengr
... wouldn’t call it a collapse, rather the roof fabric ripped.

Looking at the video, it sure appeared to me that the structure sagged causing the fabric to rib. In one video, you could see the center scoreboard sagging down before the snow poured onto the field.

Was it a heavy 'wet' snow up in MN?

13 posted on 12/13/2010 11:16:29 AM PST by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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