How did the WTC towers collapse: A new theory

A. S. Usmani; Y. C. Chung; J. L. Torero

doi:10.1016/S0379-7112(03)00069-9

How did the WTC towers collapse: A new theory

A. S. Usmani, Y. C. Chung, J. L. Torero

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Abstract

A finite-element model was used to investigate the stability of the Twin-Towers of the World Trade Center, New York for a number of different fire scenarios. The fire scenarios included were based upon the likely fires that could have occurred as a result of the attack. A consensus of sorts that the fires that burned in the structures after the attack had a big part to play in this collapse.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	501-533
Number of pages	33
Journal	Fire Safety Journal
Volume	38
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-7112(03)00069-9
State	Published - Oct 2003

Keywords

Collapse mechanisms
Stability of tall buildings
Structures in fire
WTC towers

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