- beantownfan247
- Jul 19 2009, 11:57 PM
Winds- Yes!!
Fires- Nope, sorry. Why do you think that they spray fire retardant on steel, if the steel cannot be compromised by fire??? Because its fun to do???
You still haven't researched Kevin Ryan and the UL tests? That gives alot of explanation to how they ran tests and why NIST had to throw the test out to make their model collapse, along with errors in floor plan info too. The columns that did have fireproofing left on them are not affected by the fire and are capable of holding the partial load of any weakened segments. Again the designers stated that you could take the corner out at the bottom perpendicularly from the center and still have the building stand. So take that into consideration as much of the columns are still intact and fireproofed. Another purpose of Fireproofing is to stop the spread of fire not just to protect the integrity of Steel that would also act as an enormous heat sink. The steel was also a higher grade than most steel and forged to rid it of impurities that weaken most steel.
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