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misleading

heat weakedn steel

stell that is designed to carry certain loads will not carry twice that load for a long time

the building fell because the material left after the impact was weakened by the fire and failed due to fatigue from the excessive load

doesn’t matter how short term the fatigue was, it matters how excessive the load was during the fatigue


13 posted on 09/22/2011 9:23:41 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Ron Paul is to the Constitution what Fred Phelps is to the Bible.)
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To: RaceBannon
'doesn’t matter how short term the fatigue was, it matters how excessive the load was during the fatigue'

Sure. But, the fatigue and weakening of the metal wouldn't be universal like on the buildings. The buildings had a uniform displacement of loss and strength, any displacement of strength would tend to prove a disaster, ie weak side of building collapses, it didn't.

14 posted on 09/22/2011 9:31:30 AM PDT by Palter (Even liberals need jobs.)
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