| Author(s): |
Steven W. Kirkpatrick; Robert T. Bocchieri; Fahim H. Sadek; Robert S. MacNeill; S Holmes; B D. Peterson; R W. Cilke; C Navarro; |
| Title: |
Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Chapters 9-11). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B) |
| Published: |
December 01, 2005 |
| Abstract: |
The objective of this report was to analyze the aircraft impacts into each of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers to provide the following: (1) estimates of probable damage to structural systems due to aircraft impact, including exterior walls, floor systems, and interior core columns; (2) estimates of the aircraft fuel dispersal during the impact; (3) estimates of debris damage to the interior tower contents,including partitions and workstations. Thus, this analysis established the initial conditions for the fire dynamics modeling and the thermal-structural response and collapse initiation analysis.... |
| Citation: |
NIST NCSTAR - 1-2 |
| Research Areas: |
Building and Fire Safety Investigations, World Trade Center Investigation, Building and Fire Research |
| PDF version: |
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