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December 2003, Public Update on the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated the federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on August 21, 2002. This WTC Investigation, led by NIST, is being conducted under the authority of the National Construction Safety Team Act (Public Law (P.L.) 107-231). The goals of the WTC Investigation are to investigate the building construction, the materials used, and the technical conditions that contributed to the outcome of the WTC disaster; and to serve as the basis for: Improvements in the way buildings are designed, constructed, maintained, and used; Improved tools and guidance for industry and safety officials; Recommended revisions to current codes, standards, and practices; and Improved public safety. The objectives of the NIST-led Investigation of the WTC disaster are to: (1) Determine why and how WTC 1 and WTC 2 collapsed following the initial impacts of theaircraft and why and how WTC 7 collapsed; (2) Determine why the numbers of injuries and fatalities were so high or low depending on location, including technical aspects of fire protection, occupant behavior, evacuation, and emergency response; (3) Determine what procedures and practices were used in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of WTC 1, 2, and 7; and (4) Identify, as specifically as possible, areas in current national building and fire model codes, standards, and practices that warrant revision amended by P.L. 107-231.
December 2003, Public Update on the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated the federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on August 21, 2002. This WTC Investigation, led by NIST, is being conducted under the authority of the National Construction Safety Team Act (Public Law (P.L.) 107-231). The goals of the WTC Investigation are to investigate the building construction, the materials used, and the technical conditions that contributed to the outcome of the WTC disaster; and to serve as the basis for: Improvements in the way buildings are designed, constructed, maintained, and used; Improved tools and guidance for industry and safety officials; Recommended revisions to current codes, standards, and practices; and Improved public safety. The objectives of the NIST-led Investigation of the WTC disaster are to: (1) Determine why and how WTC 1 and WTC 2 collapsed following the initial impacts of theaircraft and why and how WTC 7 collapsed; (2) Determine why the numbers of injuries and fatalities were so high or low depending on location, including technical aspects of fire protection, occupant behavior, evacuation, and emergency response; (3) Determine what procedures and practices were used in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of WTC 1, 2, and 7; and (4) Identify, as specifically as possible, areas in current national building and fire model codes, standards, and practices that warrant revision amended by P.L. 107-231.
December 2003, Public Update on the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster
2003
45 pages
Report
No indication
English
Building Industry Technology , Emergency Services & Planning , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Structural failure , Buildings , Skyscrapers , Investigations , Structural analysis , Planning , Collapse , Construction , Building materials , Steel structures , Fire protection , Thermal analysis , Standards , Fire damage , Fire safety , Progress reports , Data collection , World Trade Center , September 11 terrorist attacks
The federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster
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