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Ian Stirling[_3_] Ian Stirling[_3_] is offline
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Default Building design - was Intumescent seals

Brian G wrote:
snip of the WTC
It was Andy - along with I believe, a design problem with the floor girders
to wall stanchions connection that allowed the building to fall like 'a pack
of cards' when a the weight of the top sections dropped onto the other
floors below.


Well -- I'd really like to see the design of a building that can cope when
you drop floors 51-80 on floor 50.