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Author
Abboud, N. | Levy, M. | Tennant, D. | Mould, J. | Levine, H. | King, S. | Ekwueme, C. | Jain, A. | Hart, G.
Title
Anatomy of the World Trade Center Collapses: A Structural Engineering Investigation.
Coporate
Weidlinger Associates, Inc., New York, NY Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Los Altos, CA Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
Book or Conf
Designing Structures for Fire. Proceedings. Co-Sponsored by: Society of Fire Protection Engieners and Structural Engineering Institute. September 30-October 1, 2003, DEStech Publications, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 3-12 p., 2003
Keywords
World Trade Center | structures | building design | structural engineering | building collapse | investigations | damage | impact | stability | fire damage
Identifiers
World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; airplane impacts and impact damage; best estimates of speed and approach angles for impacts; post-impact stability; collapse mechanisms