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Building the WTC

Kryptos

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Lately, I have worked on the wiki article, about planning, design, and construction aspects of the WTC. The article is now ready for review and suggestions.

Design and construction of the World Trade Center

Are the concepts here explained clearly enough? Anything need clarification? Other suggestions? The wiki peer review page is here, or suggestions can be made right here.
 
Awesome article. Its sad because I never had the chance to even see them in real life, in person; to think I've seen them in many movies and now understanding the immense planning and innovations the towers represented, its is truly sad that such an architectural wonder no longer exists. for those, like me, who have never ventured to Manhattan prior to 9/11, we have truly lost one of the World's treasures.
 
I always wondered: what's with those little white bars that you see 1/3 and 2/3 of the way up the tower? What are those?
 
Correct. Those also include the mechanical floors, which have more cross-bracing than elsewhere in the structure, thus the window scheme was different there.
 
You forgot to mention the concrete core.
parky76 said:
I really miss those buildings. NY just isn't the same.
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But you're getting a much bigger tower in its place!
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Peephole said:
You forgot to mention the concrete core.

But you're getting a much bigger tower in its place! [qimg]http://users.pandora.be/peephole/emoticons/emot-barf.gif[/qimg]
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I think the new designs look damn cool... and the symbolic nature of the Freedom Tower is the perfect balance of resolute defiance and "flipping the bird" (as I understand the American phrase to be) at terrorists everywhere.

-Gumboot
 
Article looks good.

This will not be hugely helpful, I know, however I recall an engineering colleague at Arup telling me that there was a minor controversy at the time of the design as some engineers felt that the whole construction was a bit lightweight in the overall scheme of things. But I don't have a reference. Sorry.
 
Architect said:
Article looks good.

This will not be hugely helpful, I know, however I recall an engineering colleague at Arup telling me that there was a minor controversy at the time of the design as some engineers felt that the whole construction was a bit lightweight in the overall scheme of things. But I don't have a reference. Sorry.
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It is helpful. I'm trying to find some place where I can look at archived articles/back issues of Engineering News Records published in the 1960s, and other such industry/engineering publications. If I had to pay $ and subscribe to something online, I'd do that. Otherwise, try to find a library near me that has them. Those sources might discuss the issues you describe.
 
Arus808 said:
Awesome article. Its sad because I never had the chance to even see them in real life, in person; to think I've seen them in many movies and now understanding the immense planning and innovations the towers represented, its is truly sad that such an architectural wonder no longer exists. for those, like me, who have never ventured to Manhattan prior to 9/11, we have truly lost one of the World's treasures.
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I got lucky--I flew out of NYC a couple of times after visits to the GE Facility at Princeton on business. Never got actually into the city, but those things were visible a long way off. I was impressed.


"Why, the buildings are taller than oak trees/Ah, but we knew better than that
Ain't nobody can climb that high/cities were wide and flat" Tom. T Hall "A Million Miles to the City"
 
It is helpful. I'm trying to find some place where I can look at archived articles/back issues of Engineering News Records published in the 1960s, and other such industry/engineering publications. If I had to pay $ and subscribe to something online, I'd do that. Otherwise, try to find a library near me that has them. Those sources might discuss the issues you describe
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There is an article a truther dug up - I will go look for it. But it is from around 64, and is a trade journal announcement of the nwq buildings and how wiz bang they are going to be. I will try and find it for you.

Also with the controversy, there was a series of letters exchanged between another property developer and the engineers of the buildings. I am sure I have seen the text, and I will go looking for them when I get some spare minute.
 
Where's the C4 that was planted all over the building during the constuction? Aside from that it looks great.

Excellent Job!
 
gumboot said:
I think the new designs look damn cool... and the symbolic nature of the Freedom Tower is the perfect balance of resolute defiance and "flipping the bird" (as I understand the American phrase to be) at terrorists everywhere.

-Gumboot
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I personally always thought that rebuilding the towers (reengineered with new technologies of course) would've been the perfect "f*** you." It would be like saying "you can knock us down, but we'll jump right back up."
 
Doesn't C4 require a detonating pin?

*Tries to put metal pin into concrete with a confused look*
 
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