Originally posted by NIcon
As of now, the report is expected to be released at noon on August 23, 2011. Public comment will be taken until 12:05 pm that same day and the final book report will be issued at 12:10.

12:10 on the same day, I assume? A five minute correction of publicly spotted typos should be more than adequate.

Once you've received a few more millions of dollars in funding, I'm sure that you could find a way to include a thought bubble with Silverstein's 'decision to pull' floating across the top of the tower. Perhaps a link to NIST's regression equation, that shows the freefall acceleration, could be inserted in place of the missing floors that mysteriously give way after the columns failed. I hope that millions of dollars will be enough to improve your report. Maybe you could request a government bail-out, given that your computing resources are inferior?

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-[NICSTAR 1A 3.6]
"constant, downward acceleration during this time interval. This acceleration was 32f/s^2 (9.8m/s^2), equivalent to the acceleration of gravity.
This free fall drop continues for approximately 8 stories or 32 meters,(105ft.), the distance traveled between t=1.75s and t=4.0s.

[NCSTAR1A-3.2]
"It is likely that much of the burning took place beyond the views of the windows"

[NCSTAR1A-3.2]
"The fires were fed by ordinary office combustibles"

how do you get,'EVERY' column to act the same way, at the same time, unless they are under the 'SAME' conditions, and acted on by the 'SAME' force???

as soon as the kink is formed, the 'ENTIRE' building,evenly falls at 9.8m/s^2 for 2.25 seconds,(t=1.75s to t=4.0s [NICSTAR 1A 3.6])

Acceleration of gravity...at 4.0s of the collapse, the 'ENTIRE'building is falling faster than 80 ft.a second...'ONLY' possible by removing 'ALL' resistance...nothing in the way

as soon as the kink is formed, the top 2/3 of the 'ENTIRE" building, AT THE SAME TIME, is falling at a rate, equivalent to the acceleration of gravity. This occurs at t=1.75s and t=4.0s of the collapse...over 1/3 of the collapse time, the building is falling, with 'NOTHING' underneath it. That is the 'ONLY' way to achieve the rate of 9.8m/s^2

Vertical support was 'REMOVED', not weakened
If the columns were weakened, they still 'HAVE' to offer resistance...then there would be 'NO' free fall ACCELERATION

as soon as the kink is formed, WE SEE, the HVAC, 'other' PH, roof, facade, ALL within 0.5 seconds from each other, have free fall ACCELERATION for 100+ft. ALL support was INSTANTLY taken away, AS WE SEE by the EVEN decent
if there was a progression from east to west...WE WOULD SEE IT
the roof WILL NOT support itself while columns fail below it. the facade is a non supporting structure, and IS attached to the perimeter columns it will not stand while the columns fail behind it.