Design for life
Gilbey, R
Design for life - 2002 - Fire Engineers' Journal 62(222) July 2002, 27-29(3) .
A study into the collapse of the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack on 11 September by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers has brought to light some important issues about the design and performance of buildings. Discusses key findings from the report such as the design features that enabled the towers to remain standing after they were hit, and how the building's collapse was caused by the fires started by the burning jet fuel. Considers whether building codes should be changed to make future buildings more resistant to terrorist attacks and outlines the report's recommendations for specific issues aimed at improving building design and performance in the future. "World Trade Center building performance" available from FEMA's website at www.fema.gov
WORLD TRADE CENTER
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
TERRORISM
TALL BUILDINGS
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
BUILDING PERFORMANCE
BUILDING CODES
FIRE PROTECTION
Design for life - 2002 - Fire Engineers' Journal 62(222) July 2002, 27-29(3) .
A study into the collapse of the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack on 11 September by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers has brought to light some important issues about the design and performance of buildings. Discusses key findings from the report such as the design features that enabled the towers to remain standing after they were hit, and how the building's collapse was caused by the fires started by the burning jet fuel. Considers whether building codes should be changed to make future buildings more resistant to terrorist attacks and outlines the report's recommendations for specific issues aimed at improving building design and performance in the future. "World Trade Center building performance" available from FEMA's website at www.fema.gov
WORLD TRADE CENTER
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
TERRORISM
TALL BUILDINGS
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
BUILDING PERFORMANCE
BUILDING CODES
FIRE PROTECTION