Re: Structural failure of NY's WTC

[Ludwik Kowalski <kowalskiL@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>]

In the context of this discussion it would interesting if
somebody could capture the frames of the collapsing
building, tabulated the y(t) data and shared the numbers.

The tip of the antenna, for example, was collapsing
vertically. Was it a motion whose acceleration was
9.8 m/s^2? Certainly not. Was the acceleration constant?
The a(t) plot can be very instructive, I think. It would
be a great service to many of us if the y(t) table could
be made available as soon as possible.
Ludwik Kowalski

> IN OTHER WORDS, THE KINETIC ENERGY OF
> FALLING SECTIONS WAS USED TO PERFORM
> THE DESTRUCTIVE WORK OF BENDING AND
> CRASHING.