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035 _a(Sirsi) u117988
245 _aWorld Trade Center Report
260 _c2002
490 _aNew Civil Engineer
_v 9 May 2002, 5-11(7)
520 _aReflects on the report into the World Trade Center disaster. This was produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The conclusions are qualified but mention the possibility that new design tools could be developed to more accurately predict a whole building reponse to fire. Also reflects on the immediate causes of the collapse of the towers and new plans to make fire officers become a fully integrated part of the engineering teams that design and construct tall buildings.
590 _aWB
650 _aWORLD TRADE CENTER
650 _aTERRORIST ATTACKS
650 _aMANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-FIRE SAFETY
650 _aTALL BUILDINGS
650 _aSKYSCRAPERS
650 _aCONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
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