World Trade Center Building Performance Study
World Trade Center Building Performance Study

Author: Therese McAllister

Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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Report of a team of civil, structural, and fire protection engineers, deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), in association with New York City and several other Federal agencies and professional organizations, to study the performance of buildings at the WTC site following the attack of September 11, 2001.

World Trade Center Building Performance Study
World Trade Center Building Performance Study

Author: Therese McAllister

Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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Report of a team of civil, structural, and fire protection engineers, deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), in association with New York City and several other Federal agencies and professional organizations, to study the performance of buildings at the WTC site following the attack of September 11, 2001.

World Trade Center Building Performance Study
World Trade Center Building Performance Study

Author: Eric Lax

Publisher:

Published: 2002-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780756723705

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This report presents the finding of engineers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), in association with New York City and several other federal agencies and professional organizations who studied the performance of buildings at the WTC site. The purpose of this study was to examine the damage caused by the events of September 11, 2001, collect data, develop an understanding of the response of each affected building, identify the causes of observed behavior, and identify studies that should be performed. Recommendations are presented for more detailed engineering studies, to complete the assessments and produce improved guidance and tools for building design and performance evaluation.

The Internet Under Crisis Conditions
The Internet Under Crisis Conditions

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-01-31

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 0309168775

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This report presents findings of a workshop featuring representatives of Internet Service Providers and others with access to data and insights about how the Internet performed on and immediately after the September 11 attacks. People who design and operate networks were asked to share data and their own preliminary analyses among participants in a closed workshop. They and networking researchers evaluated these inputs to synthesize lessons learned and derive suggestions for improvements in technology, procedures, and, as appropriate, policy.

Twin Towers
Twin Towers

Author: Angus K. Gillespie

Publisher: NAL

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780451206848

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Examines the World Trade Center as an American icon, describing the conception, design, and construction of the Twin Towers and relating the activities that took place there during a normal twenty-four-hour day.