| Main Title |
World Trade Center building performance study : data collection, preliminary observations, and recommendations / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration ; FEMA Region II, |
| Year Published |
2002 |
| Report Number |
FEMA 403 |
| Stock Number |
064-000-00029-2 |
| OCLC Number |
49905270 |
| ISBN |
0160673895; 9780160673894 |
| Subjects |
Building failures--New York (State)--New York ;
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 ;
Buildings--Blast effects ;
Tall buildings--Performance ;
New York (NY)--Buildings, structures, etc ;
Evaluation ;
Skyscrapers--New York (State)--New York--Design and construction ;
Building failures--Investigation--New York (State)--New York ;
Tall buildings--Fires and fire prevention--New York (State)--New York ;
Office buildings--Fires and fire prevention--New York (State)--New York
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| Additional Subjects |
World Trade Center (New York, NY)--Design and construction
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EIAD |
FEM 1.2:W 89 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
07/26/2002 |
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| Collation |
1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Notes |
Cover title. "FEMA 403." "May 2002." -- cover. "Produced by Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. (G & O) under contract EMW-99-CO-0267"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Introduction. Purpose and scope of study -- WTC site -- Timeline and event summary -- Response of the engineering community -- Overview of building codes and fire standards -- Report organization -- 2. WTC 1 and WTC 2. Building descriptions -- Building response -- Observations and findings -- 3. WTC 3. Design and construction features -- 1993 attack -- 2001 attacks -- Observations -- 4. WTC 4, 5, and 6. Design and construction features -- Building loads and performance -- Analysis of building performance -- 5. WTC 7. Structural description -- Fire protection systems -- Building loads -- Timeline of events affecting WTC 7 on September 11, 2001 -- Potential collapse mechanism -- 6. Banker Trust Building. Building description -- Structural damage description -- Architectural damage description -- Fireproofing -- Overall assessment -- Analysis -- 7. Peripheral buildings. World Financial Center -- Verizon Building -- 30 West Broadway -- 130 Cedar Street -- 90 West Street -- 45 Park Place -- One Liberty Plaza -- 8. Observations, findings, and recommendations -- A. Overview of fire protection in buildings -- B. Structural steel and steel connections -- C. Limited metallurgical examination -- D. WTC steel data collection -- E. Aircraft information -- F. Structural engineers emergency response plan. Report of a team of civil, structural, and fire protection engineers, deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), in association with New York City and several other Federal agencies and professional organizations, to study the performance of buildings at the WTC site following the attack of September 11, 2001. |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. : |
| Access Notes |
Also available via Internet from the web site. Address as of 6/06/02: http://www.house.gov/science/hot/wtc/wtcreport.htm; current access is available via PURL. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
United States. Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration. ; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Region II. ; Greenhorne & O'Mara. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2002} |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2002410452 |
| Merged OCLC records |
50387864; 99030722; 183923613; 823201863 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20020722093023 |
| Language |
eng |
| SUDOCS Number |
FEM 1.2:W 89 |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02836cam 2200529 a 45020 |
