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Author
Meacham, B. J.
Title
Building Codes and Fire Safety Design in the post September 11, 2001 Environment: How Have Things Changed?
Coporate
Arup, Westborough, MA
Book or Conf
Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 5th International Conference. Proceedings. October 6-8, 2004, Luxembourg, Almand, K.; Attlan, J. M.; D'Hoop, J. M.; Gordon, J.; Jonsson, R.; Kruppa, J., Editors, 3-14 p., 2004
Keywords
performance based codes | fire codes | fire safety | building codes | World Trade Center | fire protection | design applications | case histories | risks | failure | safety engineering
Identifiers
World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; pre-September 11, 2001; what did the failures tell us about the regulatory system?; defining and achieving tolerable performance; what is the impact on fire safety engineering and fire safety engineering?