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Posted by  JWmHarmon on January 09, 2002 at 08:55:20:

In Reply to:  Re: SurePlate steel building connections WTC?? posted by Paul Malo on January 09, 2002 at 08:46:20:

In most low rise steel building applications that are visible to the casual observer the bottom chord of the truss is not connected in any way to the columns or wall. Why were they connected in the WTC? Is this common in skyscraper applications? If they don't need to be connected then what difference would this have made in the WTC? Should it have been able to stand even if the bottom chord were not connected?

 
 
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