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Originally Posted by Leto
i'm thinking that Will owes Jinn an apology. I'll no longer attempt to follow this thread.
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I certainly appreciate all your well formulated arguments in this thread.
Apologies, everyone, but this thread takes a lot of time. I will get to everything eventually.
Responding to post #43:
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Originally Posted by Byrnison
(My interpretation):
- An interior column (or columns) failed at a lower floor on the East side of the building.
- The floors above the column pancaked down until the East penthouse sinks into the roof.
- Meanwhile, the interior columns to the West of the failed section are subjected to more and more l loading until they finally exceed their design limit, and they fail.
- The floors collapse, but since they are attached to the facade, they initiate a force vector that pulls the facade down over them.
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Column failure due to fire is virtually impossible, so let's first look at possible damage.
The columns that would have had to give completely in order to account for the collapse are deep in the building. There is only one photograph showing any damage, and it's not 100% trustable considering that other photographs have surfaced that contradict it.
Despite this, I must concede the following point, absent any additional evidence:
Asymmetrical damage could have theoretically caused a symmetrical collapse.
Again, I will revisit this in greater detail when I have the time and energy.