Could the Twin Towers collapse teach the interaction of dilute pyroclastic density currents with buildings?

Natural Hazards

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-179

  Doronzo, Domenico Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow building interaction; Hazard; Particle laden turbulent flow; Volcano

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; COLLAPSE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 78049341026     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9544-3     Document Type: Article

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