"Henry" <911@insidejob.gov> wrote in message Which columns are you referring to, core or perimeter, and what supports were destroyed, exactly? Damned if I remember. It was interior columns in the parling garage. I don't have the structural drawings or news reports at my fingertips. No columns were destroyed, the truck bombs took out only the floors. 18 hours exactly, or plus

"Henry" <911@insidejob.gov> wrote in message Which columns are you referring to, core or perimeter, and what supports were destroyed, exactly? Damned if I remember. It was interior columns in the parling garage. I don't have the structural drawings or news reports at my fingertips. No columns were destroyed, the truck bombs took out only the floors. 18 hours exactly, or plus

On Oct 27, 2:10 pm, Henry <9...@insidejob.gov> wrote: The steel frame supports the the floor decking, not the other way around. I'll retreat from my decision to eschew structural engineering discussions with you for one more short lesson. The relation between the floor framing and the columns is interactive. Yes, in your simplistic concept of a building, the columns support the floor

On Oct 27, 2:10 pm, Henry <9...@insidejob.gov> wrote: The steel frame supports the the floor decking, not the other way around. I'll retreat from my decision to eschew structural engineering discussions with you for one more short lesson. The relation between the floor framing and the columns is interactive. Yes, in your simplistic concept of a building, the columns support the floor

rb608 wrote: "Henry" <911@insidejob.gov> wrote in message Neither the floor deck, no floor decking support the massive steel frame of the building. They both support the floor. The Meridian would easily stand with no floors or floor decking at all. If there are no floors, where's the building? Earth to soda can stomper! The steel frame supports the the floor decking