[exit82]

Engineers can differ on the interpretation of data and conclusions.

That’s why you have, at trial, experts for each side that prepare expert reports.

I have written a number of reports used in legal cases where the expert reports of other engineers was successfully rebutted.

An ASCE report is nice, but not necessarily the last word on the subject.

[muawiyah]

It's a bit more than "nice" ~ this one is quite comprehensive. It also says the explosion was sufficient to knock out the closest main support column ~ the one that's missing in all the pictures.

With that gone, the floors fell quite easily as floors always do when their supporting structures give way, and when they fall they tear up jack don't they.