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245 _aNew York backs UK codes
260 _c2003
490 _aNew Civil Engineer
_v(1476) 27 February 2003, 5(1)
520 _aUK Building Regulations could be adopted by New York structural engineers following on from recommendations made in a new report for the New York City Department of Buildings into the World Trade Center collapse. The report highlights the need for greater robustness and resistance to progressive collapse which are already part of UK design codes but lacking in current US design philosophy.
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650 _aSTRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
650 _aBUILDING REGULATIONS
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650 _aUNITED STATES
650 _aWORLD TRADE CENTER
650 _aNEW YORK
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
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