Hunt The Defects
kawika Thu, 06/09/2016 - 8:52pm
New to me analyses revealed in a recent FOIA record. (Only took ~four years to get a reply)
See if you can point to at least three defects in the models. Hint: Same defect exists in both exteriors.
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I am too slow mentally. Get me up to speed. ;)
Kawika, Did these simulations originate from NIST? and then were released about 18 months ago?
I am not extremely familiar with FEA standard procedure, and what is capable of being accomplished.
On the 3 defects in the models, can I just cheat with Cliff Notes (Kawika notes)?
What are they?
http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0711/figAa.jpg

from... http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/jom/0711/banovic-0711.html
Defects ID'd
It appears that the makers of the sims are showing breaches in the walls where there were none.
WTC1--east face
WTC2- east and north faces
If this is what they are depicting, what data did they utilize to support it?