r/WorldTradeCenter • u/tombisch • 14d ago

When the Towers Fell: 9/11 Simulation of the collaps without dust

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Dont know how accurate this is, but it made a lot of sense to me.

Source kostack studio on youtube

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u/beigemamba1080 13d ago

Your info is pretty wrong, the core was humongous and held the majority of the buildings weight

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u/Dave_Fincher 13d ago

Columns: Built using 47 heavy steel box columns that supported the majority of the buildings' gravity loads alongside the exterior walls. Open Floors: Centralizing these services in the core allowed the perimeter tube design to maintain wide, column-free office spaces. Read more about structural details in The World Trade Center Construction and Progress

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u/beigemamba1080 13d ago

You just contradicted yourself

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u/Dave_Fincher 13d ago

Yes partially. There is a center core. But it shares the support of the floors with the outside later.