Were the Trade Centers inferior construction, materials, design, what?
2006-08-26 04:51:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
The Empire State building is built much stronger than the twin towers were. The domino effect of the collapse shows the misguided engineering involved in the towers. Cost effective engineering has a tendency to use the max values in determining load factors and resistance. Although the plane in 1945 was much smaller the big reason was probably the integrated beam structure of the Empire State Building.
It would be interesting to see a comparison of the structural strength of the two buildings. That will probably never be done because modern engineering would be embarrassed by the results.
2006-08-26 05:41:30 · answer #1 · answered by mr conservative 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The plane in 1945 was small and it was moving slowly. The big jet in 2001 had a lot of fuel. It was the burning fuel that caused the WTC's to collapse.
2006-08-26 11:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a huge difference between a 757 and a B-25.
B-25 stats:
Length: 53 ft
Wingspan: 67 ft
Height: 17 ft
Loaded weight: 33,510 lbs
757 stats:
Length: 155 ft
Wingspan: 124 ft.
Height: 44 ft
Loaded Weight: 255,000 lbs
2006-08-26 14:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by zippychippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the jet fuel that caused the towers to fall the intense heat from the fuel burning is what caused the structure to fail causing it to collapse. Not the hit or damage caused from impact ... the flame retardant and metal fatigued because it was not designed to withstand this type of condition.
2006-08-26 11:59:03 · answer #4 · answered by grande alacrán 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
JET FUEL and lots of it. jet fuel burns at a much higher temperature than the diesel used in those old airplanes (back then they called them aeroplanes) which doesn't really burn all that easily. also, modern day commercial airliners are gigantic next to those old four prop bombers.
2006-08-26 11:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by Friendly Neighbor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in 1945 bombers weighed less than modern commercial air-crafts and didn't use the powerful jet fuel that today's planes use.
2006-08-26 11:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The WWII plane was much, much smaller and consequently had much, much less fuel to cause fire.
2006-08-26 11:57:53 · answer #7 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was smaller in size and in the amount of fuel it had.
2006-08-26 11:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have two hours to kill, look up the free online movie "Loose Change."
2006-08-26 12:02:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wasn't going anywhere near as fast, and there was no jet fuel
2006-08-26 11:56:38 · answer #10 · answered by D-Train 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋