09/22/2011 9:31:30 AM PDT
· 14 of 43 Palter
to RaceBannon
'doesnt 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.
LOl. I did a quick Google search for that town. The funny thing was, the last hit on page 1, was for Palestine to get their own state. WTF! Stupid google, indiana and flood brings that up? Yeah, no politics.
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