Just saying it doesn't look very hot in there. The fires must have melted the steel pretty quickly.
is the photo legit? Its linked from another forum.
one interesting thing in the photo, no not the woman, was look at the columns you can see that there universal columns, RSJ in the old language, the typical I sections. Outside of the blast zone you can see they are concrete encased but at the impact zone the blackened sections are visible.
Thing about steel is that it weakens with heat, increases in ductility. When I say melted I didn't mean literally, I mean softened sufficiently to loose structural strength. Believe the language I used was effectively not literally.
Must admit the chick in photo looks good for someone who just survived an explosion, clothes aren't messed up at all. No chance she got photo shopped in.
now I could attach counteless photos of the explosion and subsequent fires but theres little point in playing photo tennis. Do you disagree with the engineering logic? Can you suggest an alternative?