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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