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Originally posted by Tom Earp
Was the sway factor in the original perameters(?) With a force such as a Plane striking?
Any time there is a massive blow to a structure is there not a shock value to the metal that is transmitted for a way through the structure? Metal is a conduit isnt it? Add Heat to the formula and does this compound the situation?
For what ever reason, both Towers came down.
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hell i don't know, i'm not the design engineer. metal being a conduit has nothing to do with it. i don't know what the building code required the design engineer to design for.
engineers always design for lateral loads, whether it be wind or earthquakes.
so side movement is always taken into account.