Some simple physical facts about the collapse of the Twin Towers

2001/10/15 by Juan Betancort-Rijo, J. Betancort‐Rijo, Betancort-Rijo, Juan
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #Structural Response to Dynamic Loads #physics.gen-ph #physics.pop-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0110043

2 pages, no figures

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Abstract

An analysis of the collapse of the Twin Towers is carried on with the aid of simple mechanical laws. The motion of the collapse front is calculated in terms of geometric and energetic quantities.

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