> Madrid Fire Re-opens 9/11 Questions: Why did the twin towers fall so fast?
24 February 2005, 21:46
You’re not a traitor but you are comparing apples to oranges.
There are huge variations in building structures, materials used, fireproofing and on and on and on. One cannot compare WTC to Madrid on the basis you suggest.
One major difference is that the Madrid building was not hit with an airliner full of fuel which had two major effects on WTC. First, the impact weakened key structural parts in the area of impact AND the resultant destruction knocked off quite a bit of the spray-on fireproofing on the steel girders allowing the fire to directly reach the steel girders and soften and weaken them. The NIST study has concluded that both WTC buildings would most likely have remained standing had the fireproofing not been knocked off in key areas.
There will be studies of the Madrid fire to analyse exactly what happened, how the building survived the fire, and they will learn how to improve building construction and fire prevention techniques, as they are now as a result of the WTC experience.
You’re not a traitor but you are comparing apples to oranges.
There are huge variations in building structures, materials used, fireproofing and on and on and on. One cannot compare WTC to Madrid on the basis you suggest.
One major difference is that the Madrid building was not hit with an airliner full of fuel which had two major effects on WTC. First, the impact weakened key structural parts in the area of impact AND the resultant destruction knocked off quite a bit of the spray-on fireproofing on the steel girders allowing the fire to directly reach the steel girders and soften and weaken them. The NIST study has concluded that both WTC buildings would most likely have remained standing had the fireproofing not been knocked off in key areas.
There will be studies of the Madrid fire to analyse exactly what happened, how the building survived the fire, and they will learn how to improve building construction and fire prevention techniques, as they are now as a result of the WTC experience.
skyking@scientist.com