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In a way, they were lucky. The second rack collapsed toward the first. The domino effect can be much worse than that. A series of parallel racks with narrow aisles between them can all collapse in the same direction collapsing every rack, one after the other.
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Yea. Just ask any of our psychiatrists.
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Yikes! Is it too late to volunteer for the clean-up?
This is why I did all that Charpy impact testing on tubular steel way back when! Anyway, anything that tall should be bolted to the building columns.
This is why I did all that Charpy impact testing on tubular steel way back when! Anyway, anything that tall should be bolted to the building columns.
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