All I know is that no steel frame building has ever collapsed from fire except for that day. Most people don't even know that 3 trade centers fell that day (1,2, and 7). No plane hit building 7 and it somehow collapsed when there were only fires on 3 floors of the building.
2006-10-21 08:36:26 · 6 answers · asked by Peter F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
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2006-10-22 18:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by periacs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The claim that no steel frame building has ever collapsed from fire is wrong. No steel-framed building in the U.S. had ever collapsed because of fire, because usually the fires are put out quickly enough. This wasn't the case at WTC 7, because the firefighters were busy working on WTC 1 and 2, which is why a fire burned there for over 7 hours.
Also, there were certain support columns that basically held the entire building up, (because of its unique design) and structural damage to those caused by falling debris led to their collapse, which caused the entire building to collapse.
So, the building did not collapse as a result of the fire, but as the result of other factors combined with the fires that were not dealt with.
2006-10-21 16:21:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The building did take some structural damage. One big problem was that the city used it for an emergency center, and had a 13,000 gallon diesel tank on the 6th floor. Investigators found evidence that ruptured lines fed that diesel to fires on the lower floors all day, causing the weakened structure to collapse.
You can get the report at http://www.house.gov/science/hot/wtc/wtc-report/WTC_ch5.pdf
The replacement is done, by the way. You can see a picture of it at http://www.wirednewyork.com/wtc/7wtc/images/7wtc_barclay05.jpg
2006-10-21 17:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Classic demolition.
An inside job.
WTC7 housed the computers whuch were controlling the explosions in the other vtwo buildings, as well as lots of FBI evidence relating to corruption, and disappearing money. It was to the perpetrators benefit to have it all destroyed.
2006-10-23 10:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on who you choose to believe. Try watching "Loose Change" - you can download it for free. I think it explains things quite nicely.
2006-10-21 15:41:56 · answer #5 · answered by Witchywoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was pulled.
"Pulled" = "Demolished by experts who know how to take down a building with explosives so that it falls into its footprint".
2006-10-21 18:49:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋