National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR)

Smoke Management Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-4D) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

M J. Ferreira, S M. Strege

This report documents the design and installation of the smoke management systems in World Trade Center (WTC) 1, 2, and 7 and compares the designs to the...

Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis (Chapters 1-8). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-5A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Kathryn M. Butler, Valentine Junker

This report summarizes the collection and analysis of visual material used for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) World Trade Center (WTC...

Maintenance and Modifications to Structural Systems (Appendices A-G). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1C) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report documents maintenance and modifications that were made to the structural systems of World Trade Center (WTC) 1,2, and 7. Included are the Port...

Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Appendix A). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, Fahim Sadek, R A. MacNeill, S Holmes, B D. Peterson, R W. Cilke, C Navarro

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...

Design and Construction of Structural Systems (Appendices A-B). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report describes the provisions that were used to design and construct World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the...

Design and Construction of Structural Systems (Appendices C-G). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report describes the provisions that were used to design and construct World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the...

Mechanical Properties of Structural Steels. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3D) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

William E. Luecke, Joseph D. McColskey, Christopher N. McCowan, Stephen W. Banovic, Richard J. Fields, Timothy J. Foecke, Thomas A. Siewert, Frank W. Gayle

This report provides five types of mechanical properties for steels from the World Trade Center (WTC): elastic, room-temperature tensile, room-temperature high...

Mechanical and Metallurgical Analysis of Structural Steel. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Frank W. Gayle, Richard J. Fields, William E. Luecke, Stephen W. Banovic, Timothy J. Foecke, Christopher N. McCowan, Joseph D. McColskey, Thomas A. Siewert

This report is an overview of the results of the mechanical and metallurgical analysis of structural steel from the World Trade Center (WTC), part of the...

Physical Properties of Structural Steels. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3E) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Stephen W. Banovic, Christopher N. McCowan, William E. Luecke

This report describes the physical properties of the structural steel recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) towers. Analytical techniques were used to...

Post-Construction Fires Prior to September 11, 2001. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-4A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, D D. Evans

Fires occurred in World Trade Center (WTC) I, 2, and 7 prior to September 11, 200 1. This report documents the facts of significant fires in the buildings after...

Steel Inventory and Identification. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Stephen W. Banovic

As a result of the recovery efforts of the Structural Engineers Association of New York. Federal Emergency Management Agency/American Society of Civil Engineers...

Damage and Failure Modes of Structural Steel Components. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3C) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Stephen W. Banovic, Timothy J. Foecke

This report describes damage characteristics, failure modes, and fire-related degradation of the recovered structural components from the World Trade Center...

Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Chapters 1-8). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, Fahim Sadek, R A. MacNeill, S Holmes, B D. Peterson, R W. Cilke, C Navarro

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...

Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Fahim Sadek

The baseline structural performance and aircraft impact damage analysis of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Investigation of the World...

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) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, Fahim Sadek, R A. MacNeill, S Holmes, B D. Peterson, R W. Cilke, C Navarro

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...

Contemporaneous Structural Steel Specifications. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

William E. Luecke, Thomas A. Siewert, Frank W. Gayle

This report reviews the contemporaneous (1960s era) steel and welding standards used to construct the 110-story World Trade Center (WTC) towers. It describes...

Damage and Failure Modes of Structural Steel Components (Appendices A-G). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3C) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Stephen W. Banovic, Timothy J. Foecke

This report describes damage characteristics, failure modes, and fire-related degradation of the recovered structural components from the World Trade Center...

Reference Structural Models and Baseline Performance Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

W J. Faschan, R B. Garlock

This report establishes the baseline performance of the North and South World Trade Center Towers (WTC 1 and WTC 2) under design gravity and wind loading...

Post-Construction Modification to Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1H) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade...

Documentation of the Fuel System for Emergency Power in World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1J) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade...

Design and Construction of Structural Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report describes the provisions that were used to design and construct World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the...

Comparison of the 1968 and Current (2003) New York City Building Code Provisions. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1F) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

J C. Razza, R A. Grill

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and practices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade...

Amendments to the Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions of the New York City Building Code by Local Laws Adopted While World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7 Were in Use. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

J C. Razza, R A. Grill

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and practices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) World...

Post-Construction Modifications to Fire Protection, Life Safety, and Structural Systems of World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1I) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson, D A. Fanella

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade...

Comparison of Building Code Structural Requirements. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

S K. Ghosh, X Liang

This report provides a comparison of the structural provisions of: (1) the New York City Building Code, 1968 edition, (2) the New York City Building Code, 2001...

Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions Applied to the Design and Construction of WTC 1, 2 and 7 and Post-Construction Provisions Applied After Occupancy. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1D) ***DR

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade...

Maintenance and Modifications to Structural Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1C) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report documents maintenance and modifications that were made to the structural systems of World Trade Center (WTC) 1,2, and 7. Included are the Port...

Design, Construction and Maintenance of Structural and Life Safety Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Hai S. Lew, Richard W. Bukowski, Nicholas J. Carino

The collapse of World Irade Center (WTC) 1, 2, and 7 resulted from structural damage from direct and indirect effects of aircraft impact and the ensuing fires...

Comparison of Codes, Standards and Practices in Use at the Time of the Design and Construction of World Trade Center 1, 2 and 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1E) ***DRAFT for Public Comme

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

J C. Razza, R A. Grill

This report was prepared to support the goals and objectives of the analysis of building and tire codes and practices of the National Institute of Standards and...

Report of the Technical Investigation of The Station Nightclub Fire: Appendices (NIST NCSTAR 2), Volume 2

June 30, 2005

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Nelson P. Bryner, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, K Kuntz

A fire occurred on the night of Feb. 20, 2003, in The Station nightclub at 211 Cowesett Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island. A band that was on the platform that...