Some Misunderstandings Related to WTC Collapse Analysis

[Jeffrey Orling]

The spandrels were on every story of the perimeter columns and there was a lot more steel there and the load is acting over a much shorter distance from perimeter column to perimeter column so the moment isn't nearly as high as it would be in trying to transfer core loads to the perimeter. Jeffrey is out to lunch on that one and shows his lack of understanding mechanics and stress analysis there. There is simply no chance the core gravity load could have been transferred to the perimeter through the hat truss.

We know what you want to believe Tony.... but the movement of the building tells a different story.

Moments? What moments? Stops trying to confuse people with terms they don't understand and don't apply.