Why did the World Trade Center collapse? Science, engineering, and speculation

JOM

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 8-11

  Eagar, Thomas W ^a   Musso, Christopher ^b  

^a Materials Engineering and Engineering Systems   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DYNAMIC LOADS; FIRES; IMPACT RESISTANCE; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOWERS; YIELD STRESS;

AIRPLANE IMPACT; COLLAPSE; WIND LOAD; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035707061     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-001-0003-1     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Presentation on WTC collapse
2. When the Twin Towers Fell
3. Why did the World Trade Center collapse? - Simple analysis
4. World Trade Center-New York - Some engineering aspects
5. Collapse of the World Trade Centers