"The mass that is shed from the tower, characterized by k-out, exits at various velocities ranging from nearly 0 to almost either the air ejection velocity, for fine dust, or to roughly z˙, for large steel pieces."
How do you interpret that section and where does Bazant say what ejected the large steel pieces if not air pressure?
I interpret that section this way:
Mass ejected from the towers and therefore no longer contributing to collapse exits at various velocities
- Air exits at an increasingly velocity tied to the collapse time of a floor
- Dust closely matches this velocity, due to the relatively low mass increase and similar mechanism
- Steel exits at roughly [latex]\.{z}[/latex]
There is no mention of mechanism of any kinda, and I have absolutely no idea where you would get the idea that the air ejection is responsible for the steel ejection. They are both
energy sinks, that is actions which take energy away from the upper block to be used in crushing the next floor. The mechanism of ejection is somewhat irrelevant if the quantity of energy lost is available. Please note that [latex]\.{z}[/latex] is the derivation of the upper block's coordinate, and the first derivation of position is velocity. So therefore steel exits at roughly the velocity of the descending block. Can you see the mechanism which is implied?
Christopher7 said:
Post a verifiable degree and proof that you are that person. Also a license if you have one.
These require more definition. What is a "verifiable degree"? Is it a degree you can confirm is offered by the school who produced it? Is it a degree with a serial number you can look up? Is it a degree you can hold in your hand etc?
Without these, I certainly would not be willing to produce anything, as there would be nothing stopping you from simply moving the goalposts and saying "Well that degree isn't good enough, i want more proof" forever. Something some truthers are well acquainted with.
edit: Man those [latex]z[/latex]s are ugly. Perhaps my latex is a little too rusty.
edit2:
Christopher7 said:
If you don't want to put 2 and 2 together then Bazant did not account for the the energy necessary to eject the large steel pieces nor the mechanism to hurl them up to 600 feet.
His theory is therefore incomplete and is not an explanation for the collapse of the towers.
What complete rubbish. The force required to accelerate large steel pieces associated with the fraction of mass shed per floor is very clearly calculated at the bottom of the paragraph you are quoting. This is a very dishonest thing to say.
[latex]F_e = \frac{1}{2} K_e K_{out} \mu (z) \.{z}^2[/latex]
PS. My Latex was
very rusty.
edit3: Damnit those zs are pretty, but the others are not, maybe it's because I can't include packages but I am blaming international communism for this.
