- Author
- Usmani, A. S. | Chung, Y. C. | Torero, J. L.
- Title
- How Did the WTC Towers Collapse: A New Theory.
- Coporate
- University of Edinburgh, Scotland
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 38, No. 6, 501-533, October 2003
- Keywords
- World Trade Center | building collapse | stability | fire investigations | scenarios | high rise buildings | damage | columns | structural failure | floors | structures | geometry
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; collapse mechanisms; full range of fire scenarios for all analyses carried out; model with a single column, 2-floor fire scenario; model with double column, 2-floor fire scenario; model with double column, 3-floor fire scenario; impact of 9/11