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[dps]

Do the walls actually hold up anything in skyscrapers?  I was under impression that in skyscrapers, the internal structure is what holds thing up, and that walls are just ornaments hung onto it.

That's generally correct.

[Eddie Teach]

Do the walls actually hold up anything in skyscrapers? 

The people inside.

[grumbler]

Do the walls actually hold up anything in skyscrapers?  I was under impression that in skyscrapers, the internal structure is what holds thing up, and that walls are just ornaments hung onto it.

That's the old style.  Newer buildings (the WTC buildings may have been among the first) use the outer walls as load-bearing walls.

[Zanza]

Do the walls actually hold up anything in skyscrapers?  I was under impression that in skyscrapers, the internal structure is what holds thing up, and that walls are just ornaments hung onto it.

That's the old style.  Newer buildings (the WTC buildings may have been among the first) use the outer walls as load-bearing walls.

A lot of newer skyscrapers are just glass on the outside, no? How does that work?

[grumbler]

A lot of newer skyscrapers are just glass on the outside, no? How does that work?

They look like it is just glass, but the glass is fastened to the steel columns that also support the floor.  This isn't the same as the old girder and panel construction, and uses the core concept, but is more rigid so it can be built higher without losing glass panels all the time.