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Steel beams probably aren't supposed to bend like that

By adamg on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 3:14pm
Steel beam at 45 Stuart Street

The Boston Fire Department took this photo of a 12th-floor beam at 45 Stuart Street, which had parts of floors from 12 down to 6 collapse this morning.

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By Nate on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 5:00pm.

Lateral torsional buckling!

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By adamg on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 5:05pm.

Interesting photo on ArchBoston showing the destruction from top to bottom - and saying the damage was caused by a steel beam that slipped from the crane.

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By Elmer on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 5:26pm.

The picture reminds me of the Kenner "Girder and Panel" building set I played with as a kid:

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By jpallan on Fri, 03/21/2014 - 6:18am.

Well, has anyone found a hard-drinking, hard-gambling robot in the area, one with a shiny metal ass?

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