david rann wrote:
> The engineers could play with numbers
> for months or longer to come up with no economical alternative. I doubt that
> a riveted structure could have withstood such an assault. Surely in the
> future these considerations will be considered in building design, but the
> "Capitalists" will be hard pressed to pay extra for public safety.
One of the news bites I heard during the disaster was that the original
architect had commented that the structure was designed to withstand a
direct hit from a commercial aircraft. I wonder what happened ? Did he
not account for the burning fuel, or is it just that jets have gotten
bigger ?
Randall
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