Progressive collapse of the World Trade Center: Simple analysis

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-132

  Seffen, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings, high rise; Collapse; Dynamic analysis; New York; New York City; Progressive failure; Residual strength; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

MASS COLLAPSE MODEL; RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BUILDINGS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COLLAPSE; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

EID: 38349109292     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2008)134:2(125)     Document Type: Article

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