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MarineMax service
On Sat, 26 May 2007 03:22:11 +0000, Larry wrote:
Grade School Physics Factoid: A building cannot freefall into its own footprint without skilled demolition. Civil Engineering Graduate School Fact: For a tall building to collapse on its footprint, the central support column should be gravity load bearing and the edge columns should provide the wind resistance structure . Like, oh, the World Trade towers. Gravity overload pulls out the center column fixings, while the edge columns provide precision collapse guidance. How 'bout that! Brian Whatcott Altus OK |
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