Posted: Jan 06, 2022 3:50 am
A Happy New Year to all especially my long time colleagues. psikeyhackr probably the longest time of acquaintance.
I'd better make a token contribution to the discussion. This latest comment from Agi.
It was a "race" between topple and drop. "drop" won.
Reasoning:
Topple was the possible outcome of "tilt". Tilt needed a fulcrum to pivot over. It was a "virtual fulcrum" which moved and involved different columns as the columns progressively failed due to load redistribution.
Once the capacity of columns to support Top Block was less than the weight of the top block the Top Block started moving downwards. Which meant all columns had now failed. THEREFORE there was no "virtual fulcrum" to support further changes to the rotational momentum of the Top Block.
Moving downwards won the race against whatever remnant toppling momentum remained.
See you all again in New Year 2023 unless there is a sudden spurt of activity in this thread.
I'd better make a token contribution to the discussion. This latest comment from Agi.
Agi Hammerthief wrote:Also: there is your answer to why it didn’t fall over the side: it started moving down.
It was a "race" between topple and drop. "drop" won.
Reasoning:
Topple was the possible outcome of "tilt". Tilt needed a fulcrum to pivot over. It was a "virtual fulcrum" which moved and involved different columns as the columns progressively failed due to load redistribution.
Once the capacity of columns to support Top Block was less than the weight of the top block the Top Block started moving downwards. Which meant all columns had now failed. THEREFORE there was no "virtual fulcrum" to support further changes to the rotational momentum of the Top Block.
Moving downwards won the race against whatever remnant toppling momentum remained.
See you all again in New Year 2023 unless there is a sudden spurt of activity in this thread.