Structural Collapse < World Trade Center < New York < New York State < Manhattan

NIST and the World Trade Center
Information about the National Institute of Standards and Technology effort to understand what led to the structural failure and subsequent collapse of the towers.
wtc.nist.gov
Why Did the World Trade Center Collapse? Science, Engineering, and Speculation
Article from JOM, the member journal of the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society.
www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0112/Eagar/Eagar-0112.html
Collapse of the World Trade Center
Civil engineering analysis of the WTC and why it collapsed.
www.civil.usyd.edu.au/latest/wtc.php
BBC News: How the World Trade Center Fell
Images and scientific analysis examining the causes of the collapse.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1540000/1540044.stm
USA Today: Catastrophic Collapse
Simulation shows how and why the towers came down.
www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/wtccollapse/frame.htm
Nova: Why the Towers Fell [read review]
Follows a team of forensic engineers during their in-depth investigation of the precise causes of the Twin Towers' Sept. 11 collapse.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wtc
Scientific American: When the Twin Towers Fell
M.I.T. structural engineers offer their take on how and why the towers came down.
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000B7FEB-A88C-1C75-9B81809EC588EF21
New York Times: Why Trade Center Towers Stood, Then Fell
Explores theories that have emerged as the wreckage is examined. Registration required.
www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/nyregion/11COLL.html
Slate.com: Why Did the World Trade Center Towers Collapse?
Article from Slate explains.
slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=1008265

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